My Only Sunshine
2009, Turkish. Directed by Reha Erdem.
Portrait of a lost childhood.
Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 5 March 2009
- Original title
- Hayat Var
- Country
- Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
- Written by
- Reha Erdem
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My Only Sunshine runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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My Only Sunshine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 March 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed My Only Sunshine?
My Only Sunshine (2009) was directed by Reha Erdem and stars Elit İşcan, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Levend Yılmaz.