Big Man, Little Love
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| Directed by | Handan İpekçi |
| Written by | Handan İpekçi |
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| Cinematography | Erdal Kahraman |
| Edited by | Nikos Kanakis |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Languages | Turkish, Kurdish |
Big Man, Little Love (Turkish: Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, Kurdish: Hêjar) is a 2001 international co-production drama film, written and directed by Handan İpekçi, about an orphaned Kurdish child and a Turkish pensioner thrown together by circumstance. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 19, 2001, won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Cairo, Cologne and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange for Best Film, and was Turkey's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.