Sister Fahriye

1984 1h 28m TR

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 10

Drama

Synopsis

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A victim of a forced marriage who has stabbed her husband finishes her sentence. When she is released from the prison she starts working at a factory under harsh conditions. Soon a poet falls for her, and gives her a new hope in love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Müjde Ar
Fahriye
Mesut Çakarlı
Mehmet
Tarık Tarcan
Mustafa
Kadir Savun
Mustafa'nın Babası
Haldun Ergüvenç
Cemil
İhsan Yüce
Hasan
Hikmet Gül
Komşu
Nermin Denizci
Komşu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yavuz Turgul
Writers: Yavuz Turgul
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yavuz Turgul, shot by Çetin Tunca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Müjde Ar and Mesut Çakarlı and Tarık Tarcan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0289942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yavuz Turgul directs. Çetin Tunca behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yavuz Turgul, shot by Çetin Tunca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Müjde Ar and Mesut Çakarlı and Tarık Tarcan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0289942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.