A group of paint worker can’t take their salary from the fabricator and they go on strike.
Social & External
The people behind it
Fikret Hakan
Turgut Yetimoglu
Beklan Algan
Ekrem
Ayla Algan
Fatma
Tülin Elgin
Nevin
Kenan Pars
Fahri
Mümtaz Ener
Nuri Baba
Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm
Tülin Elgin (voice)
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