The Bride
1973 · 88 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama
The struggles of a migrant Anatolian family to adapt to and survive in the very different conditions of urban Istanbul. A young woman moves with her husband and small child to her husband's family in Istanbul. Her son becomes ill and the doctor tells her that he will soon die if he doesn't get an operation. The family refuses to help her because they can't see anything wrong with the boy. What happens on a Eid morning becomes a breaking point for the family.
Directed by Lütfi Akad · Written by Lütfi Akad
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Hülya Koçyiğit Meryem -
Kerem Yılmazer Veli -
Kahraman Kıral Osman -
Ali Şen Haci Ilyas -
Aliye Rona Ana -
Kamran Usluer Hıdır -
Nazan Adalı Naciye -
Günay Güner İbrahim -
Seden Kızıltunç Güler -
Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm Hülya Koçyiğit "Meryem" (voice)
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