Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Bliss
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Filming locations
Filmed in Istanbul
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Setting
Set in Turkey
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Music
Music by Zülfü Livaneli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mirsad Herović
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Elif AyanWriter
- Zülfü LivaneliNovel
- Kubilay TunçerWriter
- Abdullah OğuzWriter
- Original title
- Mutluluk
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 16, 2007
- Original language
- Turkish
- Countries
- Greece, Turkey
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