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Acı Zafer

1972

A grim, sorrowful revenge drama that weighs heavily, moving slowly toward inevitable violence and grief.

Directed by
Halit Refiğ
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yılmaz Köksal, Yıldırım Gencer, Emel Özden
Overview
Hasan returns to his village from Germany with his wife Lena, hoping to start a new life, but tragedy strikes when a gang brutally murders his mother and assaults his wife, who dies from the trauma.

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Directed by
Halit Refiğ
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yılmaz Köksal, Yıldırım Gencer, Emel Özden
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • grief
    • violence
    • family
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Halit Refiğ
    Written by
    Burhan Bolan, Halit Refiğ
    Starring
    Yılmaz Köksal, Yıldırım Gencer, Emel Özden, Turgut Özatay, Deniz Erkanat, Ismet Erten, Kudret Karadağ, Sabahat Işık
    Cinematography
    Sertaç Karan
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Turkish

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