Green Light (2002 film)
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Green Light is a 2002
Turkish
romantic drama film, written and directed by Faruk Aksoy.
Ali reaches heaven, but he is refused entry into heaven and can't return to earth for a new life because his body has been buried and his (living) liver has been transplanted to another body. The figure who had been observing him all along, Yakup, turns out to be Ali's guardian angel and informs Ali that the person carrying his liver is Elif and the only solution would be to kill her.
Elif who is mourning after her mother death tries to commit suicide, but Ali remembering Elif from an encounter in a restaurant, saves her. After they spend the day together, Yakup warns Ali that he is endangering his own chances. Ali promises that he will kill her after a dinner date, but he unable to bring himself to do it. Instead they fall in love and drive to a hill to see if they can see the green light described in legend. When Ali is given the choice by Yakup to save himself or Elif, he sacrifices himself. But since their love was true, Ali is brought back to life. However Elif has no recollection of Ali or what took place.
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
Turkish
Cinema of Turkey
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romantic drama film, written and directed by Faruk Aksoy.
Plot
Elif is a married woman who has just caught her husband cheating. Ali is a investor on the verge of making a huge deal which could be very profitable, though at a high risk. The two cross paths at a bookstore and when they purchase the book "Yeşil Işık" ("Green Light"), and have a magical experience at the intervention of a figure observing them. When he loses all his money on the stock market after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Ali gets a heart attack . At the same time, Elif is discovered unconscious by her friend. They are both rushed to the same hospital, but Ali dies.Ali reaches heaven, but he is refused entry into heaven and can't return to earth for a new life because his body has been buried and his (living) liver has been transplanted to another body. The figure who had been observing him all along, Yakup, turns out to be Ali's guardian angel and informs Ali that the person carrying his liver is Elif and the only solution would be to kill her.
Elif who is mourning after her mother death tries to commit suicide, but Ali remembering Elif from an encounter in a restaurant, saves her. After they spend the day together, Yakup warns Ali that he is endangering his own chances. Ali promises that he will kill her after a dinner date, but he unable to bring himself to do it. Instead they fall in love and drive to a hill to see if they can see the green light described in legend. When Ali is given the choice by Yakup to save himself or Elif, he sacrifices himself. But since their love was true, Ali is brought back to life. However Elif has no recollection of Ali or what took place.
Cast
- Hülya AvşarHülya AvsarHülya Avşar is a Turkish actress, talk show host, and pop folk singer. Her father is Kurdish and her mother is Turkish.-Career:...
– Elif - Kenan IşıkKenan IşıkKenan Işık is a Turkish actor and host.- Biography :Son of a retired Turkish State Railways officer, he always been interested in theater starting from shows in primary school although there was no one in his family interested in any sort of art. He read poems, took the lead in the plays...
– Ali - Haldun DormenHaldun DormenHaldun Dormen is a famous Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor and film director. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent.- Biography :...
– Yakup - Çolpan İlhanÇolpan IlhanÇolpan İlhan is a Turkish cinema and theatre actress. She has been awarded the title of 'State artist of Turkey". She has acted in a total of more than 300 films and theatre plays....
– Lamia - İlker İnanoğlu – Mehmet
- Sema Atalay – Yeşim
- Uğur Kıvılcım – Gönül
- Cengiz KüçükayvazCengiz KüçükayvazCengiz Küçükayvaz is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.-Biography:Cengiz Küçükayvaz graduated in Theatre from Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts. He began his professional acting career at the Tuncay Özinel Theatre and the Hadi Çaman Theatre...
- İpek Tenolcay
- Deniz AkkayaDeniz Akkaya-Biography:Akkaya was born on 3 August 1977 in İstanbul, Turkey and moved to Mersin and then to Ankara with her family. She studied American philology at Istanbul University. In 1997 she won the Best Model of the World contest and decided to embark on a professional modelling career. She is also an...
- Arda KuralArda KuralArda Kural is a Turkish actor. He studied at Yalova Teknik ve Endüstri Meslek High School before joining Kocaeli University to study Chemical Engineering. Following 2 years of drama training, he started acting professionally at the Tiyatroroman Theatre...
- Yasemin KozanoğluYasemin KozanoğluYasemin Kozanoğlu is a Turkish actress and model-Biography:Yasemin Kozanoğlu was born to businessman Ahmet Kozanoğlu and socialite Ahu Tuğbay. She studied at Eseniş High School and later did video production in England. She started modelling and became one of the most prominent models in Turkey...
- Doğa BeklerizDoga BeklerizDoğa Bekleriz is a Turkish model, actress and TV presenter. She recently also started a singing career with a group named Adrenalin formed with two other Turkish models, Gizem Özdilli and Nigar Talibova, with whom she also opened a cafe named "Models in the chic" which is located in the Ortaköy...
- Eşref Kolçak
- Ayumi Takano