Bliss (2007)

A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.

Released March 16, 2007 105 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.turkey, tmdb.cultural-difference, imdb.tradition-versus-modernity, imdb.forced-suicide, imdb.blaming-the-victim, imdb.village-elder, imdb.eldest-son + 81 more, imdb.repressed-memory, imdb.social-values, imdb.sociological, imdb.ex-soldier, imdb.abusive-stepmother, imdb.stepmother-stepdaughter-relationship, imdb.uncle-niece-relationship, imdb.divorce-papers, imdb.marina, imdb.stepmother, imdb.fishery, tmdb.sexual-humiliation, tmdb.aegean-sea, imdb.rape, imdb.honor-killing, imdb.women-s-rights, imdb.misogyny, imdb.cultural-conflict, imdb.rape-victim, imdb.left-for-dead, imdb.murder, imdb.victim, imdb.honor, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.sociology, imdb.sociologist, imdb.lost-memory, imdb.hanging, imdb.revenge, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.kidnapping, imdb.jealousy, imdb.necklace, imdb.photograph, imdb.boat, imdb.grief, imdb.punishment, imdb.dream, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.journey, imdb.handgun, imdb.train, imdb.guilt, imdb.islam, imdb.flashback, mdblist.fresh, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.college, imdb.prayer, imdb.rope, imdb.religion, imdb.custom, imdb.peasant, imdb.barn, imdb.tradition, imdb.gossip, imdb.turk, imdb.sheep, imdb.yacht, imdb.village, imdb.turkey-the-country, imdb.sociology-professor, imdb.professor, imdb.oppression, imdb.muslim, imdb.istanbul-turkey, imdb.found-unconscious, imdb.aegean-sea, imdb.virginity, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.male-female-relationship, imdb.sexual-humiliation, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.gun, imdb.fish-farm, imdb.cutter, imdb.cultural-difference, imdb.cousin-cousin-relationship, imdb.based-on-novel, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.1-85-1