Lovelorn

– A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Gönül Yarası
Lovelorn (2005) - Also known as Gönül Yarası

A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with his hometown, which has changed significantly. While waiting for his pension to begin, Nazim takes a temporary job as a taxi driver and frequently ends up in the seedier parts of the city. …

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Release Date:

07 Jan 2005

Language:

Turkish

Director:

Yavuz Turgul

Writer:

Yavuz Turgul

Main Actors:

Meltem Cumbul, Sener Sen, Timuçin Esen, Güven Kiraç

Plot:

Idealist Nazim returns home to his family in Istanbul after a 15-year gap away teaching in a remote Kurdish village in eastern Turkey. Becoming a taxi driver he meets a single mother who works in a sleazy club and becomes embroiled in her plight - a troublesome ex-husband who won't leave her alone - and starts to fall in love with her.

Awards:

6 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10