The story of a family who moved from a village to Istanbul with two children in order to live a better life, but ended up living in an abandoned bus due to poverty and lack of accommodation.
Social & External
The people behind it
Tarık Akan
Kamil
Hale Soygazi
Emine
Yurdaer Ersan
Barış Adalı
Cevat
Revnak Güzel
Sedef
Ömer Yalnızcık
Savaş Yurttaş
Orhan Çağman
Hüseyin Zan
Selçuk Uluergüven
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