Drama · Turkey · 1981 · 1h 22m

To Crush The Serpent

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Director

Cast

Türkan Şoray as Esme Talat Bulut as Ali Ahmet Mekin as Halim Mahmut Cevher as Abbas Aliye Rona as Grandmother Hüseyin Peyda as Dursun

Crew

Işıl Özgentürk — Screenplay Arif Keskiner — Screenplay Türkan Şoray — Screenplay Yaşar Kemal — Novel

Synopsis

Esme, the most beautiful woman in her village, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she is married to the village lord Halim. When Abbas kills Halim, the people of the village lynch Esme and pressures Esme's son to kill her.

Trailer

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Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Türkan Şoray Director Işıl Özgentürk Screenplay Arif Keskiner Screenplay Türkan Şoray Screenplay Yaşar Kemal Novel

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