''Somersault in a Coffin'' () is a 1996 Turkish film, written and directed by

Derviş Zaim Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best S ...

, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International Film Festival.

Cast

Ahmet Uğurlu Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...

as Mahsun *

Tuncel Kurtiz Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions. Early yea ...

as Reis * Aysen Aydemir as Girl *

Mahmut Benek Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Given name Mahmood *Mahmood Ali (1928� ...

*Ahmet Cediladirci *Barış Celiloğlu

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* 1996 comedy-drama films Turkish comedy-drama films Films set in Turkey Films shot in Turkey Films directed by Derviş Zaim Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners 1996 films 1990s Turkish-language films {{Turkey-film-stub