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The Wedding Night (Zifaf)

The Wedding Night (Zifaf) (translated)

Movie · 1983 · 15 people

An emotional love triangle drives Zifaf, a Turkish drama from 1983 directed by Orhan Aksoy. Erdoğan Tünaş wrote the screenplay. Berker İnanoğlu and Adnan İrkut produced it for Sezer Film. Shot in colour on 35 mm, it runs about 86 minutes. Ahu Tuğba has the lead.

Çağla, a famous fashion model, is preparing to marry her boyfriend Kenan, who works at the same agency. The two travel out of town for a photo shoot. The owner of the yacht where they are to shoot, Tekin Haznedar, one of the country's few millionaires, has an unpleasant run-in with the crew. During the incident Tekin sees Çağla, and the coincidence soon turns into love. When his love is not returned, he sends Kenan out of the city on a work errand. Even after Çağla learns the truth, she does not give up her love for Kenan. Jealousy and a court process also feature.

Ahu Tuğba plays Çağla, Salih Güney is Tekin Haznedar and Faruk Peker is Kenan. Şemsi İnkaya plays the photographer Erol, Nubar Terziyan Kenan's father Tahir and Nevzat Okçugil his mother. The cinematographer is Çetin Gürtop. As was usual then, Ahu Tuğba was dubbed by Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm and Salih Güney by Abdurrahman Palay.

DirectorOrhan Aksoy
Production companySezer Film

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Ahu Tuğba Ahu Tuğba Actor · died at 69 Faruk Peker Salih Güney Salih Güney Actor · born 1945 Şemsi İnkaya Şemsi İnkaya Actor · 87 years old Turgut Özatay Turgut Özatay Actor · died at 74 Orhan Alkan Rüya Şamil Nuray Yavuz Nevzat Okçugil Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 Gülgün Gökmen Alpay İzer Renan Fosforoğlu Necip Tekçe Hakkı Kıvanç Hakkı Kıvanç Actor · died at 83

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

Zifaf is a typical example of how much Yeşilçam melodrama was still loved in the early eighties: a famous model, the fiancé she loves and a millionaire who comes between them. It carries the air of the years when Ahu Tuğba shone, and Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm's voice offers the audience of the time a familiar warmth. Still, the jealousy, scheming and court case feel stacked up a little hastily beside the subtler work of the old masters. Even so, the heart still misses the sincerity of that era.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Erdoğan Tünaş's script applies Yeşilçam's love-triangle template almost by the textbook: a chance meeting, a powerful and wealthy rival, a trick that sends the lover out of town, then a knot that stretches to jealousy and a court case. The formula comforts the audience but removes any chance of giving the characters psychological depth; Tekin Haznedar remains mostly a device that moves the plot along. Dubbing, standard practice at the time, also splits the performances between voice and body, making the acting hard to judge. Settings like the yacht and the fashion world aim to add some gloss, but the narrative rhythm never leaves familiar tracks. A period document for genre fans; a predictable melodrama for everyone else.

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

A classic melodrama built around an adult love triangle. There's jealousy, trickery and a court case; the themes aren't meant for children and probably won't hold their interest anyway. It can make a pleasant evening for grandparents who love old Turkish films. If watching with teenagers, just know it's a heavy emotional drama.

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