Bliss (1998) Turkey
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Director:Oguz, Abdullah
Studio:Good Machine
Writer:Todd Solondz
Rating:7.8 (35,065 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:Nominated for Golden Globe, Another 13 wins & 12 nominations
Genre:Turkish films
IMDb:0147612
Duration:1:45:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Russian
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008371
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Oguz, Abdullah  ...  (Director)
Todd Solondz  ...  (Writer)
 
Jane Adams  ...  Joy Jordan
Jon Lovitz  ...  Andy Kornbluth
Philip Seymour Hoffman  ...  Allen
Dylan Baker  ...  Bill Maplewood
Lara Flynn Boyle  ...  Helen Jordan
Justin Elvin  ...  Timmy Maplewood
Cynthia Stevenson  ...  Trish Maplewood
Lila Glantzman-Leib  ...  Chloe Maplewood
Gerry Becker  ...  Psychiatrist
Rufus Read  ...  Billy Maplewood
Louise Lasser  ...  Mona Jordan
Ben Gazzara  ...  Lenny Jordan
Camryn Manheim  ...  Kristina
Arthur J. Nascarella  ...  Detective Berman
Molly Shannon  ...  Nancy
Comments: Item was donated to LAC

Summary: When a young woman named Meryem (Özgü Namal) is raped, her village custom requires that she be killed in order for the dishonour to be expunged from her family. A young man named Cemal (Murat Han), the son of the village leader, is given the task but at the last moment he has doubts. The pair go on the run, followed close behind by local thugs intent on killing the girl. Luckily enough, Cemal and Meryem meet up with a charismatic man named Irfan, an ex-university professor who is embarking on a sailing trip, and needs a crew. Seems Irfan is running away too--in his case from a dead marriage and an empty life. Together this unlikely trio set forth on a voyage that will change all of their lives.