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Thomas Balkenhol

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One year in the life of a Turkish teacher, teaching the Turkish language to Kurdish children in a remote village in Turkey. The children can't speak Turkish, the teacher can't speak Kurdish and is forced to become an exile in his own country
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On the Way to School (2008)
Thomas Balkenhol is known for Autumn (2008), On the Way to School (2008) and Der Duft der Dinge - Ein Portrait der Dido Sotiriou (1991).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Feza Çaldiran, Onur Saylak, Özcan Alper, and Yuri Ryadchenko in Autumn (2008)
    Autumn
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 2008
    On the Way to School (2008)
    On the Way to School
    7.4
    • Editor
    • 2008
    Der Duft der Dinge - Ein Portrait der Dido Sotiriou (1991)
    Der Duft der Dinge - Ein Portrait der Dido Sotiriou
    • Editor
    • 1991
    Iz (1995)
    Iz
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Editor

    • On the Dry Rock (2026)
      On the Dry Rock
      6.9
      • Editor
      • 2026
    • Dem (2024)
      Dem
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Kanun Hükmü (2023)
      Kanun Hükmü
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Der Sog des Krieges - Eine Familiengeschichte (2022)
      Der Sog des Krieges - Eine Familiengeschichte
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Tipi (2020)
      Tipi
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Istanbul Hayalii / A Dream of Istanbul (2017)
      Istanbul Hayalii / A Dream of Istanbul
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • No Place for Tears (2017)
      No Place for Tears
      5.4
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Nik Xhelilaj in Zer (2017)
      Zer
      6.7
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Love Will Change the Earth (2014)
      Love Will Change the Earth
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Sabahattin Ali: Sabah Yildizi (2011)
      Sabahattin Ali: Sabah Yildizi
      7.5
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Gaye Gürsel and Durukan Ordu in Future Lasts Forever (2011)
      Future Lasts Forever
      6.6
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Liebesgeschichten aus Moskau 1993 - 2009 (2010)
      Liebesgeschichten aus Moskau 1993 - 2009
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Kara Altindan Altin Mikrofona
      Short
      • edited by
      • 2009
    • On the Way to School (2008)
      On the Way to School
      7.4
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Feza Çaldiran, Onur Saylak, Özcan Alper, and Yuri Ryadchenko in Autumn (2008)
      Autumn
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2008

    Sound Department

    • Aufdermauer (1982)
      Aufdermauer
      • sound
      • 1982
    • Glücksritter
      • sound
      • 1978

    Director

    • Der Duft der Dinge - Ein Portrait der Dido Sotiriou (1991)
      Der Duft der Dinge - Ein Portrait der Dido Sotiriou
      • Director
      • 1991

    Videos3

    Autumn
    Trailer 1:55
    Autumn
    iki dil bir bavul
    Trailer 1:41
    iki dil bir bavul
    iki dil bir bavul
    Trailer 1:41
    iki dil bir bavul
    Sonbahar (Autumn) - Represented by How It Is Films
    Trailer 1:55
    Sonbahar (Autumn) - Represented by How It Is Films

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