Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim

"What was love?"

Nov 1 1978 N/A 1h 30m
Drama, Romance

Asya, a peasant girl, marries Ilyas, a truck driver. The couple, who love each other very much, are separated when Ilyas cheats on her, and their epic love story comes to an unexpected end. After that, Asya takes her son and wanders away, not knowing where she is going, until a familiar hand reaches out to help her selflessly.

Plot

Story of a dilemma between a woman's love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. They get over the hardships and have a quick happy marriage. However, after he helps a man one night, Ilyas' life changes forever and he leaves Asya and Samet, their son for another woman and doesn't come back. After that, Asya takes their son and go away without knowing where she is heading, until a familiar hand reaches her to help selflessly.

Written by

Ali Özgentürk, Chingiz Aitmatov

Directed by

Atif Yilmaz

Production Countries

Turkey

Production Companies

Yesilçam Film

Languages

Türkçe

Awards

2 wins & 9 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
17,468
Average Rating
8.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA