Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds (1999)
During the period of the Wealth Tax, where many non-Muslims in Turkey were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Nimet and Durmuş migrate from Niğde to Istanbul and take shelter with Durmuş's friend Bekir, who finds Durmuş a job at the inn. However, making a living by serving as a porter is not in line with Durmuş's ambitions. He wants everything Halit Bey has, the inn owner. Halit Bey begins to dispose of his property in order to pay the tax stipulated to his beloved wife Nora, who was treated in a nursing home. Wealth Tax has begun to affect everyone's destiny.
Director:
Tomris Giritlioğlu
Writers:
Taner Baran, Etyen Mahçupyan.
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Zuhal Olcay as Nefise |
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Hülya Avşar as Nora |
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Zafer Algöz as Durmuş |
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Kamran Usluer as Halit Bey |
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Uğur Polat as Levon |
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Derya Alabora as Nimet |
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Güven Kıraç as Bekir |
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Murat Daltaban as |
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Nurseli İdiz as |
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Yavuz Bingöl as |
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Hüseyin Elmalıpınar as |
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Elvin Beşikçioğlu as Taciser |
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Dolunay Soysert as |
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Ali Erkazan as |
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Necdet Yakın as |
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Ayşe Tunaboylu as Hemşire |
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Yücel Erten as |
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Ahsen Yoldemir as |
| Writing | Taner Baran | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tomris Giritlioğlu | Director |
| Writing | Etyen Mahçupyan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yılmaz Karakoyunlu | Writer |
| Camera | Ercan Yılmaz | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tamer Çıray | Music |
| Camera | Yavuz Türkeri | Director of Photography |