Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 19, 1999

Original language

Turkish

Spoken languages

Turkish

Countries

Turkey

Cast

Ahsen Yoldemir,Nurseli İdiz,Kamran Usluer,Ayşe Tunaboylu,Yücel Erten,Hülya Avşar,Zuhal Olcay,Yavuz Bingöl,Hüseyin Elmalıpınar,Necdet Yakınand 8 more

Director

Tomris Giritlioğlu

Writer

Yılmaz Karakoyunlu,Etyen Mahçupyan,Taner Baran

Cinematography

Ercan Yılmaz,Yavuz Türkeri

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0156038