''Lovelorn'' () is a 2005 Turkish

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

, written and directed by

Yavuz Turgul Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for classic films of Şener Şen. Early life and education Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and worked as a journalist for six years f ...

, starring Şener Şen as a teacher recently returned to Istanbul who must protect a

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from her violent ex-husband. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Palm Springs and New York. The film was Turkey's official submission for the

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at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Plot

Nazım, a primary school teacher, returns to Istanbul from his posting in the east . He temporarily takes on a job as a taxi driver with the help of his friend Atakan. One night he picks up Dünya, a singer at a club and after striking up a friendship, becomes her driver. While Nazım is waiting for Dünya to finish her performance one night, she is attacked by a man. Dünya is injured, and is rushed to the hospital by Nazım. Dünya reveals that he is her ex-husband Halil, who wants to take away their daughter Melek. Nazım takes Dünya and Melek into his home but Halil continues to stalk them. Halil reveals to Nazım that he still loves Dünya and wants to remarry her to start over a new life. After he gives his word, Dünya and Melek leave with them. Meanwhile, Nazım faces up to his failed obligations to his own children Mehmet and Piraye. One day, Nazım gets a phone call from Dünya asking for protection from Halil who has gone back to his old ways. Nazım travels to meet Dünya at the otobus terminal, but Halil gets wind of this and confronts them there. Halil asks Dünya to sing a folk song to him for the last time, before he would let her go. Halil is euphoric when he hears Dunya singing passionately, but then realises that it isn't directed at him, but at Nazım. Halil becomes enraged and shoots Dünya. He then turns the gun on himself, after leaving Melek in Nazım's care.

Cast

Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Muhsin Bey'' (1985) and '' Gönül Yarası'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for ' ...

as Nazım *

Meltem Cumbul Meltem Cumbul (born 5 November 1969) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress and acting teacher. Biography Her family is of Circassian descent. Her aunt is Turkish folk music singer. Currently, Meltem Cumbul is teaching the acting method of Eri ...

as Dünya *

Timuçin Esen Mahmut Timuçin Esen (born 14 August 1973) is a Turkish actor. Biography Timuçin Esen was born on 14 August 1973 in Adana to lawyer parents. After studying at TED Ankara College, he went to study theatre at Ankara University state conservatory ...

as Halil *

Güven Kıraç Güven Kıraç (born 5 April 1960) is a Turkish actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 41st International Film Festival of India. Biography Kıraç was born on 5 April 1960 in Istanbul, Turkey. He studied theater at the conserv ...

as Mehmet *

Sümer Tilmaç Sümer Tilmaç (July 15, 1948 – June 12, 2015) was a Turkish actor. He started his theatre and film acting career in 1962 and took part in many theater plays. He acted in various films and television series. He also worked in Antalya State Thea ...

as Takoz * Ece Naz Kızıltan as Melek * Devin Özgür Çınar as Piraye *

Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (9 April 1963 – 30 November 2016) was a Turkish actor. Biography Born in Istanbul to actor Necdet Tosun and the older brother of actor Gürdal Tosun, he graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1982 and began his career ...

as Haşmet * Mübeccel Vardar as Berrin *

Aynur Doğan Aynur Doğan (born 1 March 1975) is a contemporary Kurds in Turkey, Kurdish singer and musician from Turkey. Career Aynur Doğan was born in Çemişgezek, a small mountain town in Tunceli Province in Turkey and fled to Istanbul in 1992. She st ...

as herself

Awards

The film won three awards at the 42nd

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: Best Actor (Şener Şen), Best Supporting Actor (Timuçin Esen) and Best Music (Tamer Çıray). Timuçin Esen was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at the 27th SİYAD Awards. Additionally it was named Best Film at the International Queens Film Festival.

References

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* 2005 films 2000s Turkish-language films 2005 drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub

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