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Law of the Border

Law of the Border

19666.21h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lütfi Akad
Written by Lütfi Akad, Yılmaz Güney
Produced by Kadir Kesemen
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Top Cast

Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney

Hıdır

Pervin Par

Pervin Par

Ayşe, the teacher

Erol Taş

Erol Taş

Ali Cello

Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Bekir

Tuncer Necmioğlu

Tuncer Necmioğlu

Aziz

Muharrem Gürses

Muharrem Gürses

Duran Ağa

Aydemir Akbaş

Aydemir Akbaş

Abuzer

Sırrı Elitaş

Sırrı Elitaş

İsmail

Atilla Ergün

Atilla Ergün

Zeki, first fieutenant

Osman Alyanak

Osman Alyanak

Hasan Derviş Ağa

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Themes & Keywords

sheepsmuggling (contraband)turkeyfeudality

About Law of the Border

Law of the Border is a crime, drama film released in 1966 exploring themes of sheep, smuggling (contraband), turkey, feudality. Directed by Lütfi Akad, it stars Yılmaz Güney, Pervin Par, Erol Taş. 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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