Lovelorn (2005)
- Original title
- Gönül Yarası
- Directed by
- Yavuz Turgul
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
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.
How it feels
A retired teacher returns to Istanbul and meets a nightclub singer with an abusive ex-husband. He decides to help her escape her dangerous situation.
melancholicgrittyslow-burnemotionally chargedbroodingprotectiveurbanromantic
What happens
Lovelorn (Turkish: Gönül Yarası) is a 2005 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, starring Şener Şen as a teacher recently returned to Istanbul who must protect a nightclub singer from her violent ex-husband. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05), won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Palm Springs and New York. The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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