''The Sacrifice'' ( tr, Adak) is a

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, directed by

Atıf Yılmaz Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkey, Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenp ...

and written by

Başar Sabuncu Başar Sabuncu (September 9, 1943 – June 17, 2015) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and occasional actor. Early life Sabuncu started acting when he was a student at the St. Joseph High School. Filmography Refe ...

based on a true story by Faruk Erem, 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 The 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, 17. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was a film festival scheduled to be held in Antalya, Turkey, in 1980, which was cancelled due to the declaration of martial law throughout the country f ...

, for which it received Belated Golden Oranges for Best Screenplay and Best Actor.

Awards

: *Belated Golden Orange for Best Screenplay:

(won) *Belated Golden Orange for Best Actor:

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. ...

(won, also for '' The Herd'', shared with

Aytaç Arman Aytaç Arman (born Veysel İnce; 22 June 1949 – 26 February 2019) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1971 and 2019. He starred in the 1979 film '' The Enemy'', which won an Honourable Mentio ...

for ''The Enemy'')

References

External links

* Films set in Turkey 1970s Turkish-language films 1979 drama films 1979 films Turkish drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub