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İbo and Güllüşah (İbo ile Güllüşah)

İbo and Güllüşah (İbo ile Güllüşah) (translated)

Movie · 1977 · 7 people

Atıf Yılmaz directed the Turkish comedy İbo ile Güllüşah in 1977. Kemal Sunal and Gülşah Soydan share the lead, with Sunal as İbo and Soydan as the little girl Güllüşah. Deniz Türkali and İhsan Bilsev wrote the screenplay together, and Gülşah Film produced it.

The story starts with İbo, who cannot raise the bride price to marry Nazlı. Her father refuses to give his daughter to a poor man and asks for a sum İbo cannot pay. Nazlı runs off to her sweetheart, but the clueless couple are caught at once. Because the age on Nazlı's identity papers makes her a minor, İbo goes to prison, and in the meantime she and her family move to Istanbul. As soon as he is released İbo heads for the city, where he meets Güllüşah, a wealthy family's daughter. Starved of attention from her parents, the girl befriends İbo and does all she can to help him reach the woman he loves.

The cast also includes Ayşen Gruda, Celile Toyon as Güllüşah's mother, Deniz Türkali, Bilge Zobu and Ali Şen. Arif Sağ and Zafer Dilek composed the music and Çetin Tunca was director of photography.

DirectorAtıf Yılmaz
Production companyGülşah Film
İbo and Güllüşah (İbo ile Güllüşah)

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Also in the cast: Deniz Türkali, Muadelet Tibet, Halit Güngör, Gülşah Soydan (Güllüşah)

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

An easy pick for families who love Kemal Sunal. The friendship between İbo and little Güllüşah will make children laugh and feel for them. One caution, though: the story opens with bride price, running away from home and prison. Young ones may ask about these, so be ready to explain. A simple comedy in color. Lovely to watch together with the grandparents.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A seventies comedy from Atıf Yılmaz, in which Kemal Sunal shines with that innocent warmth of his. When İbo's poverty meets Güllüşah's loneliness in a wealthy but neglectful home, a quiet sadness surfaces beneath the laughter. That was what Yeşilçam did best: warming your heart while making you laugh. The music by Arif Sağ and Zafer Dilek adds a color of its own, and the bond Gülşah Soydan builds with Sunal is the film's true heart.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Beneath its playful surface, İbo ile Güllüşah carries telling traces of 1970s Turkey. A poor young man who cannot marry because of the bride price, a family migrating to Istanbul, and a rich city household with plenty of money but little attention to give: class and migration sit at the heart of the story. İbo landing in prison over the age on an identity card is also a reminder of how official records can shape ordinary lives. The film softens these issues with comedy rather than exploring them, and by today's standards its light treatment of bride price and elopement can feel a little uncomfortable.

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