Nazim Hikmet

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives"... (imdb)

Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked Childhood, Pialat worked on a series of short films, many of them financed by French television. TURKISH CHRONICLES is a compendium of four pieces shot in Turkey. Maitre Galip is another on Pialat's perceptive studies of children that includes a poem by Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. (KG)

It's a unfeasible love story... Villagers says there is no way, but elders find a solution, like an exam. If young boy can accross to the river with all sheeps, they will live together. But there is a one condition, sheeps will eat salt all three days and night before acrossing. And all of them will not drink even one drop water!... (www.sinematurk.com)

Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another village is concerned with her situation, and he offers her a job: to accompany his disabled mother.

This movie describes that last minutes of a little girl who died in war, by enriching with Nazım Hikmet's poem, named "Kız Çocuğu", with the different point of view in abstract situation. (hakanberber.com.tr)

Adaptation from Nazım Hikmet

A folk love story between Ferhat and Şirin

The experiences of a man who was tricked by a woman and whose life changed. (imdb)

the story of a cloud in love