Hudutlarin Kanunu (1966)
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Yilmaz Güney, Pervin Par, Erol Tas, Tuncel Kurtiz
A border villager turns to livestock smuggling when barren land leaves him few ways to survive.
The story
Hıdır lives in a village along the border, where the soil he sows is barren and the fields he plows are sandy. With few ways to make a living, he turns to smuggling, carrying livestock such as cattle or sheep across from the other side. The soldiers view Hıdır and his village as criminals, setting his struggle to survive against the authorities’ judgment of the community. The article provides no further plot details.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Hıdır lives in a village along the border. Since the soil he sows is barren and the fields he plows are sandy, he engages in smuggling—the only work he can do. Hıdır tries to make a living by smuggling livestock, such as cattle or sheep, across from the other side. In the eyes of the soldiers, Hıdır and his village are nothing but criminals.
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