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The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977)

The Girl with the Red Scarf poster
Original title
Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım
Directed by
Atıf Yılmaz
Genre
drama film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 113 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young village woman falls in love with a truck driver from Istanbul. Their romance faces obstacles from family and distance.

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The Girl with the Red Scarf (Turkish: Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım) is a 1978 Turkish romantic drama film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz based on the short story My poplar in a red scarf by Chinghiz Aitmatov. The film is about a village girl who falls in love with a truck driver from Istanbul. The film, which won three awards, including second best film, at the 15th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival, was voted one of the 10 Best Turkish Films in a poll carried out by the Ankara Cinema Association. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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