A German bride arrives in rural Turkey, 1979. Culture clash has never been this uncomfortable.
There is a story about a German second wife brought from Germany to a village in Erzincan.
Acting
Suzan Roziter's silent suffering speaks volumes.
Direction
Akad lets scenes breathe until you squirm.
Production
Authentic Erzincan village, no studio cosplay.
Director
Lütfi Akad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This depicts the real phenomenon of Turkish workers importing German wives in the 1970s, a rarely filmed reverse migration.
Lütfi Akad was already a legend; this was his television era pivot, and critics largely ignored it. Big mistake.
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