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

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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