Bliss

Mar 16, 2007

1h 45m

★ 6.9

Overview

A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Greek Film Centre

ANS Prodüksiyon

Highway Productions

Eurimages Council of Europe

Dogan TV & Radio

Bliss Trailers

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Cast

Irfan

Talat Bulut

Meryem

Özgü Namal

Cemal

Murat Han

Ali Riza

Mustafa Avkıran

Tahsin

Emin Gürsoy

Döne

Şebnem Köstem

Münevver

Meral Çetinkaya

Erol Babaoğlu

Alpay Atalan

İdil Yener

Leyla Başak

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