The Sacrifice (1979)

Original title

Adak

Directed by

Atıf Yılmaz

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A peasant man kills his youngest child as a sacrifice to God. The story is told through eyewitness accounts that examine the man's superstitious beliefs.

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What happens

The Sacrifice (Turkish: Adak) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz and written by Başar Sabuncu based on a true story by Faruk Erem, featuring a peasant who sacrifices his youngest child to God. The "pathological tale," according to Rekin Teksoy, "focuses on superstitious belief through the interjection of eyewitness accounts." It was scheduled to compete in the cancelled 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for which it received Belated Golden Oranges for Best Screenplay and Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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