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Watchmen of Dawn

9.0 / 10 1963 2h 0mNR Turkish
DramaRomance

Storyline

Watchmen of the Dawn is about the lives of pilots in the Turkish air force based in the mid-Anatolian town Eskisehir. Göksel is a young pilot with Faruk as his best friend and Aydan, a female lieutenant in the air base, as his platonic love interest. After his plane crashes, Göksel takes a 15-day leave of absence and visits his parents in Istanbul.

Cast & Crew

Ekrem Bora

Ekrem Bora

Üstegmen Faruk

Lead
Göksel Arsoy

Göksel Arsoy

Üstegmen Göksel Akıncı

Leyla Sayar

Leyla Sayar

Zeynep

Nilüfer Aydan

Nilüfer Aydan

Tegmen Aydan

Ahmet Tarık Tekçe

Ahmet Tarık Tekçe

Gedikli Karadayi

Hüseyin Baradan

Hüseyin Baradan

Kahya Hamdi Rençber

DA

Doğan Arsoy

Meriç Başaran

Meriç Başaran

Zeynep'in Arkadaşı

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Halit Refiğ's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Watchmen of Dawn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker