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Dilan (1987)

Dilan (1987)

Drama
Release Date: 1987, March 18
Directors: Erden Kıral
Countries: Turkey
Production: Limbo Film AG
Cast: Güler Ökten, Dilaver Uyanık, Derya Arbaş, Yılmaz Zafer, Hakan Balamir, Mehmet Erikçi, Keriman Ulusoy

Overview:

Based on a well-known Turkish novel, Dilan narrates the story of a peasant woman who decides to avenge the murder of her lover. In a remote village in Southeastern Turkey, two men are in love with beautiful Dilan: the rich Paso and the poor but brave Mirkan. When Dilan chooses Mirkan, Paso has the youth killed by one of his men. Dilan marries Paso, but she murders him on their wedding night and runs away to the mountains. A tragic love story as well as a realistic portrait of the existence of the rural people of Anatolia, Dilan was shown at several international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and Berlin.