Bliss (Mutluluk)

Bliss (Mutluluk) is a 2007 Turkish drama film adapted from Zülfü Livaneli's internationally bestselling 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Abdullah Oğuz and produced by ANS Productions, its screenplay was credited to Livaneli, Oğuz and Kubilay Tunçer, with music also composed by Livaneli.

The story follows Meryem, a young woman sentenced to death by her family under tradition after an incident in her village, and Cemal, a relative freshly discharged from the army who is ordered to carry out the killing but cannot go through with it. Their path crosses with Professor İrfan, who has abandoned his stifling Istanbul life to live on a boat, turning the journey into a road movie. Özgü Namal, Talat Bulut and Murat Han star. The film competed nationally at the 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, opened festivals in Mumbai and Rome, won audience awards in Miami and Nuremberg, and received the Council of Europe's Prix Odyssee Human Rights Award.