Synopsis
A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic71/100
63 audience votes
Key crew
- Abdullah OğuzDirector
- Elif AyanWriter
- Abdullah OğuzWriter
- Kubilay TunçerWriter
Cast
- Talat BulutIrfan
- Özgü NamalMeryem
- Murat HanCemal
- Mustafa AvkıranAli Riza
- Emin GürsoyTahsin
- Şebnem KöstemDöne
- Meral ÇetinkayaMünevver
- Erol BabaoğluCast
- Alpay AtalanCast
- İdil YenerCast
- Leyla BaşakCast
- Kubilay TunçerMan in the Fish Farm
Stills
Themes
turkeysexual humiliationcultural differenceaegean sea