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Lovelorn (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Lovelorn' is a 2005 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, starring ener en as a teacher recently returned to Istanbul who must protect a nightclub singer 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.
Plot
Nazm, 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 Dnya, a singer at a club and after striking up a friendship, becomes her driver. While Nazm is waiting for Dnya to finish her performance one night, she is attacked by a man. Dnya is injured, and is rushed to the hospital by Nazm.
Dnya reveals that he is her ex-husband Halil, who wants to take away their daughter Melek. Nazm takes Dnya and Melek into his home but Halil continues to stalk them. Halil reveals to Nazm that he still loves Dnya and wants to remarry her to start over a new life. After he gives his word, Dnya and Melek leave with them. Meanwhile, Nazm faces up to his failed obligations to his own children Mehmet and Piraye.
One day, Nazm gets a phone call from Dnya asking for protection from Halil who has gone back to his old ways. Nazm travels to meet Dnya at the otobus terminal, but Halil gets wind of this and confronts them there. Halil asks Dnya 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 Nazm. Halil becomes enraged and shoots Dnya. He then turns the gun on himself, after leaving Melek in Nazm's care.
Cast
*ener en as Nazm
*Meltem Cumbul as Dnya
*Timuin Esen as Halil
*Gven Kra as Mehmet
*Smer Tilma as Takoz
*Ece Naz Kzltan as Melek
*Devin zgr nar as Piraye
*Erdal Tosun as Hamet
*Mbeccel Vardar as Berrin
*Aynur Doan as herself
Awards
The film won three awards at the 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Best Actor (ener en), Best Supporting Actor (Timuin Esen) and Best Music (Tamer ray). Timuin Esen was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at the 27th SYAD Awards. Additionally it was named Best Film at the International Queens Film Festival.
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