The Bride (1973)

- Original title
- Gelin
- Directed by
- Lütfi Ömer Akad
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman moves from the countryside to Istanbul with her husband and their sick child. She struggles to keep her family together in the city.
emotionally intensegrittyurbansorrowfulfamily-drivenrealisticmelancholicsocial
What happens
The Bride (Turkish: Gelin) is a 1973 Turkish drama film written and directed by Ömer Lütfi Akad about a young woman who moves with her husband and sick child to Istanbul. The film, which won three awards, including best film, at the 5th Adana "Golden Boll" International Film Festival, was voted one of the 10 Best Turkish Films by the Ankara Cinema Association. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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