THE BRIDE

THE BRIDE (GELİN), 1973

Turkey | DVD, Color, 93’ | Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Lütfi Akad
Cast: Hülya Koçyiğit, Kerem Yılmazer, Kahraman Kıral

Akad produced one of the most important works in his filmography in the form of a trilogy in 1973. In this first film, he examines a family of nine who migrate to Istanbul from Yozgat, where they were shopkeepers, and their struggle to survive in the city. Thanks to their diligence, Hacı İlyas and his family wish to quickly expand their business and open a grocery store in an upscale neighborhood. Rather than the hope to find a new job, the film tells the story of the rise of an Anatolian family who wish to expand their business further, and how, in the process, they sacrifice their human values to feudalism and greed.