HUNGER

HUNGER(AÇLIK), 1974
Turkey| DVD, Color, 79' | Turkish

Filmmaker: Bilge Olgaç

Cast: Türkan Şoray, Mehmet Keskinoğlu, Mümtaz Ener

The landlord of a village rapes a young woman. The woman is made to marry a poor man in the village. The woman and the man eventually love each other. In the meantime a big drought starts and famine follows after. The landlord helps the people living in the village but he doesn’t give wheat to the young couple and put them in a difficult situation. The man goes to the city to work, the woman almost starves. When she goes to the landlord to ask for help, she faces violence, not help...