
Özkan, who is still too young to distinguish between work and play, works for free alongside his father, Mezeci İsmail Hakkı, who is struggling to make ends meet with his three-wheeled mobile cart. Pirinç Han, once a place where grain was sold, no longer lives up to its name. As a apprentice to the grocer, Özkan quietly observed and remembered the daily lives of the merchants at Pirinç Han in the 1970s... What else will Özkan witness? What kind of ending will he write?
Directed by Battal Karslıoğlu, Mezeci Çırağı leans on a strong ensemble — Murat Ercanlı, Yusuf Atala, Murat Ercanlı — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2017.
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