Film

Dilan

1987 · 1h 32m · Drama

IMDb

7.2

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.

Derya Arbaş

Dilan

Hakan Balamir

Kerim

Yılmaz Zafer

Paso

Güler Ökten

Dilan'in Annesi

Mehmet Erikçi

Mirkan

Keriman Ulusoy

Paso'nun Annesi

Dilaver Uyanık

Halil Aga

• Erden KıralScreenplay · Director
• Ömer PolatNovel · Screenplay
• Luciano GloorProducer
• Martin GressmannDirector of Photography
• Nizamettin AriçOriginal Music Composer
• Roswitha Henze-WisniewskiEditor

Release date

March 18, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Turkish

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama