''Ali's Eight Days'' () is a 2009 Turkish

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, written and directed by

Cemal Şan Cemal is the Turkish language, Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Jamal (Arabic: جَمَال jamāl) which means "beauty, charm". People named Cemal include: First name * Cemal Erçman (1896/1904–?), Turkish weightlifter * Cem ...

, starring

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as a young shop owner who falls in love with a woman escaping from an abusive relationship. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was shown at the 20th Ankara International Film Festival. It is the final part of a trilogy of films which includes ''

Zeynep's Eight Days ''Zeynep's Eight Days'' () is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Cemal Şan, starring Fadik Sevin Atasoy as an isolated woman searching for a stranger she fell in love with at a party. The film, which went on nationwide general ...

'' (2007) and ''

Dilber's Eight Days ''Dilber's Eight Days'' () is a 2008 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Cemal Şan, starring Nesrin Cevadzade as a young village woman who leaves with a stranger after being spurned by her lover. The film, which went on nationwide general ...

'' (2008).

Production

The film was shot on location in

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* 2000s Turkish-language films 2009 drama films 2009 films Films set in Turkey Turkish drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub