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Tamilla

1927 · 65 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Algeria, run by the French administration. Tamilla is a cheerful girl whose father, a respected member of the Méziane community of Kabylians, is looking for a favorable marriage. Mezian promises his daughter to the old merchant Lakhrash. This does not prevent him from selling Tamilla almost immediately for the second time, this time to a young handsome man named Akli, with whom the girl experiences short-term happiness. But later, Akli thinks about another wife. At the same time, Meziane is scheming to lure more money from Akli and pay off Lakhrash. Having already given birth to a child with Akli, Tamilla finally falls into Lakhrash's hands. Everything ends in tragedy, and Tamilla is imprisoned by an unjust sentence of French judges who are insensitive to Berber problems. Although Tamilla will be released, she is already "damaged goods". The film premiered in Turkey 92 years later with a special screening at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

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Original Title Тамілла
Year 1927
Country Soviet Union
Genre Drama
Director Muhsin Ertuğrul
Runtime 65 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a poignant drama at the intersection of patriarchal traditions, colonial injustice, and a woman's destiny. It relies on the contrast between the heroine's inner world and the harsh external forces that dictate her life.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of bitter inevitability and a question about the value of a human life in a system where a woman becomes a bargaining chip. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Muhsin Ertuğrul

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