Movies by Atıf Yılmaz

Cemo
A father says that whoever wants to marry his daughter must first beat his daughter in a fight.

Oh, Beautiful Istanbul
The lovely Ayşe moves from her country village to Istanbul in the hope of becoming an actress. One day she meets Haşmet, a grumpy, world-weary street photographer. He takes it upon himself to cure Ayşe of what he sees as her blind optimism, but some of it begins to rub off on the old cynic.

Ölüm Tarlası

How to Save Asiye
After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show.

Talihli Amele
A depiction of social satire, Talihli Amele [The Lucky Worker] (1980) shows the transformation of a young man who immigrated to Istanbul to provide a better life for his family. With hopes to become a successful mason, he suddenly finds himself the star of a TV commercial. Drawing attention to the rising consumerism culture and its effects on individuals in Turkey, the film was allowed to be shown with a State Council verdict.

Baskın

Woman Has No Name
A woman's fight for her identity and freedom as a woman.

Bitter Memories
Emel works at Osman's club. There she meets Kemal and they fall in love. They decide to get married. Kemal's man Mahmut, gets Kemal into a pretended drugs business and causes Kemal to go to Tehran. Kemal writes letters to Emel but they are kept by Mahmut and Emel never sees them. Mahmut calls Kemal to Istanbul.

Kozanoğlu
Hüseyin's father, who is a member of the Kozanoglu tribe, dies when he does not pay the fee requested by the Bey. Upon this situation, Hüseyin takes an oath to avenge.

The Death Curtain

Berdel
Family relations begins to get rough when father of the house desperately insists to have a boy and his first wife gives birth to their forth daughter.

Sevgilim Artist Olunca

Erkek Ali
This is the story of a young man who rebels against the Agha class in the east side of Turkey. The story ends with the death of the young man, who remains in the little girl he left an orphan and the young widow who is passionately in love with him.

Dolap Beygiri

The Bride's Murat
The love of Doctor Murat and Menekse in a village.

A driver's secret notebook
The story of a driver and a noble girl whom he fell in love with.

Sayılı Dakikalar

The Sob
After his mother had died, Kenan (Muzaffer Tema) left the home to take care of a goodhearted rich man, whose daughter Nalan (Nedret Güvenç) fell deeply in love with him...

The Hunchback
Azize is a young hunchback woman who lives in a tiny coastal town with her father. Due to her appearance, she suffers from the constant ridicule and bullying of people and often feels rejected as a consequence. One day, a blind violin player comes to the town and Azize’s life changes forever.

The Forgotten Woman
Zeynep, a member of a gang of professional thieves, is tasked with seducing the chosen victims. The new victim of the group is Kenan Hanoglu, a composer.