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My Child

A family movie

6.1/ 1020131h 23m

DocumentaryDrama

What happens when your child comes out to you? In this feature documentary, parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender individuals in Turkey intimately share their experiences with the viewer, as they redefine what it means to be parents in this conservative society.

Directed by Can Candan

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2 stills

My Child still 1

My Child still 2

The cast

Faces behind the story

Sule Ceylan

Herself, Öner Ceylan's mother

Ömer Ceylan

Himself, Öner Ceylan's father

Pınar Özer

Herself, Ela Özer's mother

Sema Yakar

Herself, Boysan Yakar's mother

H. Metehan Ozkan

Himself, LGBTQ activist

Mehmet Tarhan

Himself, LGBTQ activist

Günseli Dum

Herself, Kerem Can Dum's mother

Nilgül Yalcinoglu

Herself, Ilgaz Yalçınoğlu's mother