Dönüs
“The Struggle of a Lonely Woman.”
Cast
Tarık Akan 
Nur Sürer 
Yaman Okay Raci Kiper 
Günay Güner 
Mustafa Yavuz
Credits
Written by: Osman Sahin 
Faruk Turgut
Plot
Gülcan and her husband İbrahim dream of a happy future together in their village. However, they are subjected to the cruelty of the Agha, the local landowner who lords over the entire village. İbrahim is fed up and moves to Germany to find work. On the other hand, Gülcan has to deal with Agha's evils alone.
Sinekatalog’s take
A villager's wife must withstand a cruel landowner alone when her husband leaves for work in Germany. It speaks to migration, feudal power and endurance in a straightforward melodramatic key. Of interest for Turkish social dramas about village life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (126 votes)
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