The Dark World (1953)

Original title

Karanlık Dünya

Directed by

Metin Erksan

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical drama follows the life of the folk bard Âşık Veysel in his native village. It depicts his personal struggles and the harsh realities of rural Anatolia.

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What happens

The Dark World (Turkish: Karanlık Dünya), also known as Aşık Veysel'ın Hayatı, is a 1953 Turkish biographical drama film directed by Metin Erksan, and written by Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu. It stars Âşık Veysel, Ayfer Feray, and Kemal Öz. Erksan's debut film, it is often described as being "a realistic account of the life of the bard Veysel, shot in his native village". The film was censored because of the showing of the meagre growth of crops in Anatolia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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