Vatan ve Namık Kemal

Overview

The film depicts Namık Kemal's love for his country. The newspaper İbret, published by Namık Kemal and his friends, is shut down on the grounds that it incites the people to rebellion. Namık Kemal and his friends are sent into exile. On the ship they board to go into exile, Namık Kemal tells his friends about his play titled "Vatan" (Homeland). The play tells the story of Islam and Zekiye, who are in love with each other, and their struggle for their homeland. Islam forms a volunteer regiment to go to war. Zekiye joins the volunteers in male disguise, both to be close to Islam and to serve the homeland. Love for the homeland will bring Islam and Zekiye closer together.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 22, 1951

Original language

Turkish

Spoken languages

Turkish

Countries

Turkey

Production

Sonku Film

Cast

Cahide Sonku,Cüneyt Gökçer,Sami Ayanoğlu,Talat Artemel,Refia Rez,Bülent Oran,Münir Özkul,Sadri Alışık,Cahit Irgat,Mümtaz Enerand 15 more

Director

Cahide Sonku,Talat Artemel,Sami Ayanoğlu

Writer

Talat Artemel,Cahide Sonku,Münir Hayri Egeli

Cinematography

Kriton İlyadis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0318159