Cinema
Hazal
Ali Özgentürk · 1979
Synopsis
In a poor village in eastern Anatolia, dominated by a landowner and a religious leader according to the San Sebastián festival, custom obliges Hazal to marry the young brother of the man to whom she was promised. The Atatürk centre calls Hazal a widow and her new husband ten years old, San Sebastián calls her the fiancée of Beşir, who has not come back from military service. Between her and the child, the bond remains that of a mother and a son; then Hazal falls in love with Emin, a mason, and runs away with him.
Context
The director wrote the screenplay with Onat Kutlar. The title role is played by Türkan Şoray, with Talat Bulut and Hüseyin Peyda. The film was presented in 1980 in the new directors section of the Spanish festival of San Sebastián, and Medyascope says that it made its director known abroad. The prints shown ran 76 or 90 minutes depending on the programmes.
Who it is for
A film in Turkish, shown in Europe at several festivals in 1980; cassettes in Turkish circulate in France.
Prizes and reception
Golden Ducat at Mannheim, first prize at Prades and prize for best new director at San Sebastián, in 1980.
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