The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977)

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

How it feels

A young village woman falls in love with a truck driver from Istanbul. Their romance faces obstacles from family and distance.

romanticmelancholicearthyslow-pacednostalgicbittersweetvisually rustic

What happens

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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