Algeria, run by the French administration. Tamilla is a cheerful girl whose father, a respected member of the Méziane community of Kabylians, is looking for a favorable marriage. Mezian promises his daughter to the old merchant Lakhrash. This does not prevent him from selling Tamilla almost immediately for the second time, this time to a young handsome man named Akli, with whom the girl experiences short-term happiness. But later, Akli thinks about another wife. At the same time, Meziane is scheming to lure more money from Akli and pay off Lakhrash. Having already given birth to a child with Akli, Tamilla finally falls into Lakhrash's hands. Everything ends in tragedy, and Tamilla is imprisoned by an unjust sentence of French judges who are insensitive to Berber problems. Although Tamilla will be released, she is already "damaged goods". The film premiered in Turkey 92 years later with a special screening at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
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Muhsin Ertuğrul Director · Maria Moraf Writer Ferdinand Duchêne Author
First release October 7, 1927 · Produced in Russia · Original title Тамілла
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Original title
Тамілла
Original language
Russian
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No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · October 7, 1927
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Türkiye
November 1, 2019 · Theatrical
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