A Turkish boy and his rooster will wreck your heart in 104 minutes.
A story about the six-year-old Ali, who lives in a village in Central Anatolia, and his best friend, a young rooster named Gülibik, with whom he feels deeply connected and shares joys and sorrows with him village.
Direction
Haase captures Anatolian village life with documentary patience.
Acting
Murat Güler's performance is devastatingly authentic for a child actor.
Cinematography
Vast landscapes dwarf human concerns, beautiful and cruel.
Director
Jürgen Haase
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 1980s German-Turkish co-productions exploring Anatolian rural life rarely seen on screen.
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