Clouds of May (Mayıs Sıkıntısı) 24 years old

Clouds of May

This is a movie within a movie, about a director, Muzaffer, who goes back to his hometown to make a film using a cast of local people (based on the director Ceylan's first feature, Kasaba). While Muzaffer is around, his mother complains about simple health problems, his father is in a legal fight against the government for his land, his cousin leaves his job to help Muzaffer who promises to find him work in Istanbul, and his little cousin Ali tries to carry an egg in his pocket for forty days so that he'll get the watch of his dreams. In the meantime, they form the cast for Muzaffer's movie as well.

Credits

Clouds of May Cast

Name Character
Muzaffer Özdemir He was 44, now 69 years old as Muzaffer, the movie-maker
Emin Toprak He was 25, 28 years old when he died as Saffet (as M. Emin Toprak)
Fatma Ceylan as Fatma, Muzaffer's mother

Clouds of May Crew

Name Department
Nuri Bilge Ceylan as Director. He was 40 (now 65) years old Directing
Nuri Bilge Ceylan as Writer. He was 40 (now 65) years old Writing
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Clouds of May (24 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 10, 1999
  • Runtime: 130 minutes