Mutluluk (2007)

Mutluluk (Tr. Bliss) is a 2007 Turkish film directed by Abdullah Oğuz starring Özgü Namal, Talat Bulut, and Murat Han. It was chosen to open the 2007 Asian Film Festival in Mumbai and the 2007 Medfilm Festival in Rome. It won the Audience Prize and the Young Jury Prize at the 2008 Turkish Film Festival in Nuremberg and won the Audience Award for International Films at the 2008 Miami International Film Festival. Also, Mutluluk was rewarded by European Council with the Prix Odyssee Human Rights Award in 2007.


Plot:

A young woman (about 17 years old) named Meryem (Özgü 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 and the two run away together. Eventually, they meet up with ex-Professor Irfan who has decided to live on a boat away from his wife and limited life.

This movie is adapted from the international best selling novel by Zülfü Livaneli.


Cast:

Talat Bulut
Özgü Namal
Murat Han
Lale Mansur
Leyla Başak
Mustafa Avkıran
Emin Gürsoy
Şebnem Köstem
Meral Çetinkaya