'' Big Man , Little Love '' ( , ) is a 2001 international co-production drama film , written and directed by Handan İpekçi , about an orphaned Kurdish child and a Turkish pensioner thrown together by circumstance . The film , which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya , Cairo , Cologne and Istanbul , including the Golden Orange for Best Film , and was Turkey 's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not accepted as a nominee
74th Academy Awards
74th Academy Awards
Big Man, Little Love