The Bloody Farm (Kanlı Çiftlik)

Kanlı Çiftlik ("The Bloody Farm") is a Turkish film that Faruk Kenç directed, wrote and produced. Shot in black and white on 35 mm, it runs 90 minutes and is filed under emotional and drama genres. Sources give its production year as 1952 or 1953, and its release is stated as March 19, 1953. Made by İstanbul Film, it belongs to the early 1950s, when Turkish cinema was still taking shape.

The film's key elements are a farm, a shootout, love and revenge. Belgin Doruk and Aliye Rona lead the cast, joined by Vedat Karaokçu, Mine Coşkun, Bülent Ufuk, Mahir Özerdem, Ali Üstüntaş, Zeki Alpan, Zihni Rona, Kadir Savun, Necmi Büken and Cemal Karakaş.

Enver Burçkin and İlhan Arakon share cinematography credit, and the music is by Sadi Yaver Ataman. Directing, writing and producing all rest with Faruk Kenç, so the picture is largely one filmmaker's work.