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Bliss (2007)

Bliss poster
Original title
Mutluluk
Directed by
Abdullah Oğuz
Genre
drama film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
2h 06m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in rural Turkey flees her family after a traumatic event. She travels with a university professor across the country, and their journey changes both of their lives.

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What happens

Bliss (Turkish: Mutluluk) is a 2007 Turkish film directed by Abdullah Oğuz, and starring Özgü Namal, Talat Bulut, and Murat Han. It was chosen to open the 2007 Asian Film Festival in Mumbai and the 2007 Medfilm Festival in Rome. It won the audience prize and the young jury prize at the 2008 Turkish Film Festival in Nuremberg and won the audience award for international films at the 2008 Miami International Film Festival. Also, Mutluluk was rewarded by European Council with the Prix Odyssee Human Rights Award in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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