Borrowed Bride
Borrowed Bride'' (Original Turkish title:Eğreti Gelin'') is a 2005 film directed and co-written by Atıf Yılmaz.
Plot
Ali is 18 year old and still a boy at heart. He is engaged to marry his childhood friend Neşe, but is unethusiastic about it. Emine is a poor woman whose boyfriend Hasan is in jail. To help Ali prepare for his wedding and married life, his parents decide to arrange a traditional Eğreti Gelin (Borrowed Bride). This job is taken on by Emine who is desperate for the money, but also fearful of hot tempered Hasan's reaction. But complications come up when Ali and Emine fall in love with each other.
Cast
- Müjde Ar as İffet
- Metin Akpınar as Tavid
- Nurgül Yeşilçay as Kostak Emine
- Fikret Hakan as Talat
- Şevket Çoruh as Hasan
- Füsun Demirel as Çeneto
- Eylem Yıldız as Neşe
- Mehmet Esen as İbiş
- Nilüfer Aydan as Semiha
- Onur Ünsal as Ali
- Kıvanç Başkan as Sadık
- Esra Aymutlu as Saime
- Pınar Öğün as Nazlı
Awards
The film won three awards at the 13th Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival: Best Actress (Nurgül Yeşilçay), Best Original Music (Atilla Özdemiroğlu) and Most Promising Actress (Eylem Yıldız).
External links
tr:Eğreti Gelin (film)