Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War | |
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Directed by | Can Ulkay |
Written by | Yigit Güralp |
Produced by | Caglar Ercan Christopher H.K. Lee Evrim Sanal Ayse Ilker Turgut Mustafa Uslu |
Starring | Çetin Tekindor İsmail Hacıoğlu Kim Seol Ali Atay Murat Yıldırım |
Music by | Fahir Atakoglu |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Countries | Turkey South Korea |
Languages | Turkish Korean English |
Box office | $16.2 million[1][2] |
Ayla: The Daughter of War (Turkish: Ayla) is a 2017 Turkish drama film directed by Can Ulkay. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4]
Plot
During the Korean War, a young girl nearly frozen to death is saved by Süleyman, a sergeant in the Turkish Brigade, who gives her the nickname Ayla. The two form a friendship despite the language barrier between them, but are torn apart when Süleyman must return home.[5][6]
Cast
- Çetin Tekindor as Süleyman (old)
- İsmail Hacıoğlu as Süleyman (young)
- Lee Kyung-jin as Ayla (adult)
- Kim Seol as Ayla (child)
- Ali Atay as Ali
- Damla Sönmez as Nuran
- Murat Yıldırım as Lieutenant Mesut
- Claudia van Etten as Marilyn Monroe
Production
Ayla is based on the true story of Kim Eun-ja and Süleyman Dilbirliği, whose real-life reunion was shown in the 2010 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation documentary Kore Ayla directed by Chuncheon MBC.[3][7][8] In casting held in South Korea in 2016, child actress Kim Seol, who had previously played the role of Jin-ju in the popular South Korean television series Reply 1988, was chosen for the role of young Ayla.[8] Ko Eun-min played the role of young Ayla's mother.[9] The film was sponsored by Turkish Airlines, with support from Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Most filming was carried out in Turkey.[3][5] Filming in Turkey was completed in June 2017.[9]
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Ayla". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Ayla". The Numbers. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Türkiye'nin Oscar adayı belli oldu". Hürriyet. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (25 August 2017). "Oscars: Turkey Selects 'Ayla: The Daughter of War' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b Betul, Sinem (2 May 2017). "'Ayla,' a movie based on a heart-breaking 65-year-old real-life story". korea.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (25 August 2017). "Turkey Selects True-Life Drama 'Ayla' as Foreign-Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ 'MBC 스페셜' 한국전쟁 고아소녀 아일라(김은자), 60년 만에 만난 터키 아버지와 눈물의 포옹 [MBC Special: Korean War orphan Ayla (Kim Eun-ja) meets with Turkish father after sixty years in tear-filled scene]. Busan Ilbo. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b '응팔' 진주 김설, 한국-터키 합작영화 ‘아일라’ 주연 발탁 [Kim Seol, who played Jin-ju in 'Reply 1988', chosen for role in South Korea–Turkey joint production 'Ayla']. Newsen. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b 고은민, 한국*터키 합작영화 '아일라'출연…터키 현지촬영 완료 [Ko Eun-min appears in Turkish joint production 'Ayla'; local filming in Turkey complete]. Korea Economic Daily Television. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
- 2017 films
- 2010s drama films
- Turkish films
- Turkish drama films
- Turkish-language films
- Korean-language films
- Korean War films
- Films set in Korea
- Warner Bros. films
- Films set in the 1950s
- South Korean films
- South Korean war drama films
- South Korean multilingual films
- Turkish multilingual films
- Drama films based on actual events