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Release Year1969
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageTurkish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorHalit Refiğ
WritersHalit Refiğ
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.3 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsI Lost My Heart to a Turk
About I Lost My Heart to a Turk
I Lost My Heart to a Turk is the story of a German woman Eva Bender, who is deserted by a Turkish worker in Germany five years earlier and left alone with a child Zafer. Eva's father refuses his illegitimate grandson from a Turkish worker. She comes to Kayseri, Turkey with her illegitimate child to seek her lover, Ismail Acar. Ismail is now working at Sümer Cotton Cloth factory as a mechanic and establishing a small private business. Eva finds her ex-lover Ismail who now lives with his wife and children. Humiliated by her ex-lover, the German woman receives assistance by another Turkish worker, Mustafa.
Directed by Halit Refiğ, I Lost My Heart to a Turk leans on a strong ensemble — Ahmet Mekin, Eva Bender, Bilâl İnci — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1969.
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