Law of the Border

Law of the Border

1966 · 71 min · TR · 6.2 (29 votes)
Dir. Lütfi Akad · Starring Yılmaz Güney, Pervin Par, Erol Taş, Tuncel Kurtiz, Tuncer Necmioğlu, Muharrem Gürses · Music Nida Tüfekçi · Anadolu Üçlemesi
CrimeDramaWestern

In Deliviran, a village near Urfa close to the Syrian border, Hidir’s chief is involved in smuggling and gets shot. Hidir tries to stay out of illegal activities but circumstances contrive to push him in the opposite direction until he accepts to take a herd of sheep across the border.

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A stark, unforgiving drama of honor and survival on a desolate border. It feels like a dusty, forgotten Western where tradition clashes with harsh realities, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy and inevitable fate.

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sheepsmuggling (contraband)turkeyfeudality
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