Forbidden for 33 years and Skoreses called “Turkish Western”, this film managed to escape the destruction

Inserted in an unknown history of the Border Law, a film that has been banned for more than three decades and is qualified by Martin Scorsese as “Turkish Western”.

Border Law (Border Law) During 33 years, radars have disappeared. About 1:16 continued, he follows the course of Hydir, a resident of the village of Delivirani in Turkey, very close to the Syrian border. There, the smoker reigns the supreme. At first, far from this environment, hydrir turns out to be, even though it avoids the world of corruption and violence.

The final result of the film is largely different from what was planned from the beginning. In 1964, director Lotphi ömer Akad, who had already retired, was convinced that young actress Yolmaz Gin, then 27, was convinced. The latter was famous for its films that were often compared to Clint Eastwood, 1970s and 80s.

Respectively Criterion file Which is accompanied by the film, the acado has completely rebuilt the initial, raw and simple scenario offered by Gin. By focusing on the border between Turkey and Syria and trafficking there, the filmmaker conquered a very strong social reality, far away.

Forbidden and almost deleted in the film in history

Than a classic western, Border Law Reality is approaching and has an interest in the marginalized region of Turkia, which is marked by the oppressive era. Because of his political topic, especially in this period, the film was a sacred censorship.

After the 1980 military coup, the Turkish regime sought to delete a feature film with confiscation and destruction of all copies and negatives. However, the copy was saved thanks to the director’s daughter. This version was restored in 2013 by Cinémathèque de Bologne.

It is difficult to do in France, Border Law Eventually examined the criteria collection. It is represented there with five other international works that are selected Martin SkorsAmong them Taipei Story, Taiwan’s film was released by Eduard Young in 1985.

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