Movie
The Wedding
1973 · 84 min
A slow-burning, emotionally weighty drama that immerses you in a family's struggle with tradition and change, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.
- Directed by
- Lütfi Akad
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hülya Koçyiğit, Ahmet Mekin, Kamran Usluer
- Overview
- A family migrates to Istanbul from the rural parts of Anatolia, and they bring their traditions with them. The men of the family are giving away the girls of the family in return for a hefty bride-price. Zelha, one of the girls, revolts against this attitude and tries to save her sisters.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Gender, family, class, trauma
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Lütfi Akad
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hülya Koçyiğit, Ahmet Mekin, Kamran Usluer
