Law of the Border

Oct 4, 1966

1h 11m

★ 6.2

Overview

In Deliviran, a village near Urfa close to the Syrian border, Hidir’s chief is involved in smuggling and gets shot. Hidir tries to stay out of illegal activities but circumstances contrive to push him in the opposite direction until he accepts to take a herd of sheep across the border.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Dadaş Film

Law of the Border Trailers

Cast

Hıdır

Yılmaz Güney

Ayşe, the teacher

Pervin Par

Ali Cello

Erol Taş

Bekir

Tuncel Kurtiz

Aziz

Tuncer Necmioğlu

Duran Ağa

Muharrem Gürses

Abuzer

Aydemir Akbaş

İsmail

Sırrı Elitaş

Zeki, first fieutenant

Atilla Ergün

Hasan Derviş Ağa

Osman Alyanak

Danyal Topatan

Gonca Alyanak

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