The film is about the life story of Fatma, a poor girl who lost her family in an accident, when she comes to Istanbul. Fatma comes to Istanbul from Tehran after the death of her family. His goal is to find his uncle here and inherit his father's inheritance from him. Although Fatma finds her uncle, she cannot inherit her father and is forced to work as a maid in this house. His uncle's son Ali and Fatma fall in love with each other and decide to get married. Ali's family sends him to their factory in Iran to prevent this marriage. He also kicks Fatma out of the house.
Acting
Filiz Akın carries entire emotional avalanches in one glance.
Costume
1970s Istanbul fashion that screams 'I have secrets.'
Director
Mehmet Bozkuş
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Turkey-Iran co-production captures a rare cinematic moment when Persian and Turkish melodrama traditions collided—note the shared obsession with female suffering as entertainment.
Filiz Akın was Turkish cinema's golden girl, making over 100 films—this one's often buried in her filmography because the Iranian co-production barely screened in Turkey.
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