Law of the Border
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| Law of the Border | |
|---|---|
Ömer Lütfi Akad | |
| Written by | Lüfti Akad, Yılmaz Güney |
| Screenplay by | Yılmaz Güney |
| Produced by | Kadir Kesemen / Cahit Gürpinar |
| Starring | Yılmaz Güney Pervin Par Erol Taş |
| Cinematography | Ali Uğur |
| Edited by | Ali Ün |
| Music by | Nida Tüfekçi |
Production company | Yildiz Film Studios / Dadaş Film |
| Distributed by | Dadaş Film |
Release date | 1966 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
Law of the Border (
Themes
While the main story is about smuggling and a father Hidir (played by Yilmaz Güney) without a future fighting to give a future to his young son Yusuf (played by Hikmet Olgun), it is as much about the forces that push Hidir and his fellow villagers to smuggle and a telling of the plight of the poor and alienated group of people struggling to survive the only way they ever knew, from father to son. Faith Akin states that "Hudutların Kanunu underlines the importance of education, which is the crucial element of
Cast
- Yılmaz Güney - Hidir
- Pervin Par - Ayse, the teacher
- Erol Taş - Ali Cello
- Tuncel Kurtiz - Bekir
- Osman Alyanak - Dervis Aga
Restoration
The film was restored in 2011 by the
Impact
Law of the Border was the beginning of "New Cinema" in Turkey; it was realistic, and focused on social and economic problems and was a 180 turn from the non-realistic movies made in Turkey before it. While not to be placed in the Euro western or Spaghetti Western categories, the film is along the lines of a western picture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d World Cinema Project
External links
- Law of the Border at IMDb
- Law of the Border: Breaking Boundaries and Building Bridges an essay by Criterion Collection
