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In the Name of the Law (1952)

In the Name of the Law poster
Original title
Kanun Namına
Directed by
Lütfi Ömer Akad
Genre
adventure film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love triangle in post-World War II Istanbul leads to a murder. The film follows the entangled relationships and their fatal consequences.

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What happens

In the Name of the Law (Turkish: Kanun namina) is a 1952 Turkish drama film directed by Lütfi Akad and starring Ayhan Isik, Gülistan Güzey and Muzaffer Tema. The film is based on real events regarding a love triangle that led to homicide, that took place in Istanbul, in the following years of World war II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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