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.
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Cast
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Derya Arbaş
Dilan
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Yusuf of Kuyucak
Hakan Balamir
Kerim
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Erden Kıral
Luciano Gloor
Yılmaz Zafer
Paso
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Liberation
Aaahh Belinda
Omer Polat
Güler Ökten
Dilan'in Annesi
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Black Money Love
Leyla and Mecnun
Mehmet Erikçi
Mirkan
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Keriman Ulusoy
Paso'nun Annesi
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Dilaver Uyanık
Halil Aga
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Dilaver Uyanik
Halil Aga
Erden Kıral Director · Ömer Polat Screenplay Nizamettin Ariç Composer
First release March 18, 1987 · Produced in Türkiye
Production
Limbo Film AG
Production
Türkiye
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Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · March 18, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 10, 1987 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
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