Bliss

Bliss

105 mins | Drama | March 16, 2007

A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.

Bliss

105 mins | Drama | March 16, 2007

Bliss
A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers ANS Production, Greek Film Centre, Highway Productions, Eurimages Council of Europe, Dogan TV & Radio
Original title Mutluluk
Directors Abdullah Oğuz
Writers Abdullah Oğuz, Elif Ayan, Zülfü Livaneli, Kubilay Tunçer, Sırrı Süreyya Önder

Cast

Özgü Namal

as Meryem

Talat Bulut

as Irfan

Murat Han

as Cemal

Mustafa Avkıran

as Ali Riza

Meral Çetinkaya

as Münevver

Lale Mansur

as Aysel

Emin Gürsoy

as Tahsin