The Sacrifice (1979 film)
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Directed by | Atıf Yılmaz |
Written by | |
Produced by | Atıf Yılmaz |
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Music by | |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
The Sacrifice (Turkish: Adak) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz and written by Başar Sabuncu based on a true story by , featuring a peasant who sacrifices his youngest child to God. The "pathological tale," according to Rekin Teksoy, "focuses on superstitious belief through the interjection of eyewitness accounts." It was scheduled to compete in the cancelled 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for which it received Belated Golden Oranges for Best Screenplay and Best Actor.[1]
Awards[]
17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival:
- Belated Golden Orange for Best Screenplay: Başar Sabuncu (won)
- Belated Golden Orange for Best Actor: Tarık Akan (won, also for The Herd, shared with Aytaç Arman for The Enemy)
References[]
- ^ Teksoy, Renkin (2008). Turkish Cinema. Istanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık. p. 62. ISBN 978-975-329-611-3.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 films
- Turkish-language films
- Films set in Turkey
- Turkish films
- 1979 drama films
- Turkish drama films
- Turkish film stubs
- 1970s drama film stubs