A Run for Money
1999 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,876 VOTES · DIR. Reha Erdem
Overview
The film is set in present-day Istanbul. Selim is a shop owner in his early forties. He sells clothing for men in his shop situated in one of the back streets of Istanbul. Selim is a family man who has devoted his life to his home and his work. He lives with his wife Ayla, his six-year-old daughter Esma and his old father in a simple flat in and old, modest neighbourhood. He has warm relations with his family. He is an affectionate father. One of his neighbours, a young widow named Nihal tries to seduce Selim, but her flirtation leaves him cold. Selim is known for his honesty and integrity among his family and friends. He is a careful spender. As a little child, he has learned that money is not easily earned. He has no tolerance for petty "trickery" met in daily life. One day, Selim finds a bag full of dollar bills (approximately 500,000$) in a cab. From that day on, Selim finds himself in a bewildered state with a bag full of money on his hands.
Dialogue Timeline - 1,023 lines
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00:01:21 Won't you give me a reduction?
00:03:41 Well, we can't just leave it here and go!
00:06:24 I've waited years to get a divorce...
00:11:09 No, honey, where did you get that idea?
00:15:30 "CASHIER RUNS AWAY WITH BILLIONS-... "
00:23:29 Hello.
00:25:40 How much money would you like to have?
00:30:26 All right. Good night.
00:33:30 What reason is that?
00:38:11 Belma has built a very nice house on the shore.
00:40:35 You ruined my clothes. You can't hold a plate properly.
00:44:56 The last time you bought me a present was when Esma was born.
00:48:02 Oh, no! In a country where the inflation rate is so high...
00:50:10 'But I fell down on my own' he says again.
00:54:59 Is it all there?
01:00:27 Is it bad, if he's a merchant?
01:04:05 Only this: I didn't think then that we could afford to live like this.
01:06:44 Meaning I'll buy them back for one third of the price you paid for them.
01:09:42 I wasn't even in Istanbul after I was dismissed.
01:15:13 Daddy, what does forgery mean?
01:19:19 What's this?
01:21:58 You can't make money if you don't take risks. You know that. Goodbye.
01:27:26 ...the opportunity, let's say. A while ago, I hit the lottery.
250:00:00 - Good.