Dilan

A slow, sorrowful plunge into rural hardship and vengeance, heavy with loss and quiet tension.

Directed by

Erden Kıral

Genres

Drama

Starring

Derya Arbaş, Hakan Balamir, Yılmaz Zafer

Overview

Based on a well-known Turkish novel, Dilan narrates the story of a peasant woman who decides to avenge the murder of her lover. In a remote village in Southeastern Turkey, two men are in love with beautiful Dilan: the rich Paso and the poor but brave Mirkan. When Dilan chooses Mirkan, Paso has the youth killed by one of his men. Dilan marries Paso, but she murders him on their wedding night and runs away to the mountains. A tragic love story as well as a realistic portrait of the existence of the rural people of Anatolia, Dilan was shown at several international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and Berlin.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Revenge, love, class, grief

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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