“When the sun sets on love, only shadows of betrayal remain.”
Batan Güneş, directed by Temel Gürsu, features the ultimate pairing of Ferdi Tayfur and Necla Nazır again in a story of love, tragedy, and mistaken identity. Ferdi (Ferdi Tayfur) leaves his village to work in abroad to earn the bride price needed to marry his love, Nazlı (Necla Nazır). However, a tragic accident leads to a devastating misunderstanding, and news reaches the village that Ferdi has died. Devastated and facing severe hardship at home, Nazlı is forced to flee to the big city to start over. When a surviving Ferdi eventually returns home to find Nazlı gone, he embarks on an arduous search across the metropolis, navigating city life and bitter twists of fate to reunite with her.
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Cast
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Ferdi Tayfur
Ferdi
Also in
The Fountain
I Have No Peace
Necla Nazır
Nazlı
Also in
Çarıklı Milyoner
You're Crazy
Eray Özbal
Kemal
Known for
Katma Değer Şaban
At the Bar
Muadelet Tibet
Hatice / Ferdi's mother
Known for
The King of the Street Cleaners
The Top Scorer
Muharrem Gürses
Asim Çavuş / Nazli's father
Known for
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
Idiot Saban
Coşkun Göğen
Sait
Known for
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
Fake Gangster
İlhan Hemşeri
Ağa / Sait's father
Known for
Our Family
Oh Where
Temel Gürsu Director · Hulki Saner Writer Muzaffer Turan Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1978 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Batan Güneş
Production
Saner Film
Production
Türkiye
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Original title
Batan Güneş
Original language
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · January 1, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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