Ayla: The Daughter of War (Turkish: Ayla; Korean: 아일라) is a 2017 Turkish-South Korean drama film directed by Can Ulkay. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4]
| Ayla: The Daughter of War | |
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 Turkish theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Can Ulkay |
| Written by | Yigit Güralp |
| Produced by | Caglar Ercan Christopher HK Lee Evrim Sanal Ayse Ilker Turgut Mustafa Uslu |
| Starring | Çetin Tekindor İsmail Hacıoğlu Kim Seol Ali Atay Damla Sönmez Murat Yıldırım |
| Music by | Fahir Atakoglu |
Production company | Dijital Sanatlar Production |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (Turkey) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Countries | Turkey South Korea |
| Languages | Turkish Korean English |
| Box office | $16.2 million[1][2] |
Plot
editTurkey sends a brigade to South Korea as a result of the call for help made by the United Nations when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. Sergeant Süleyman, one of the soldiers in the brigade, finds a little girl whose mother and father were murdered on the battlefield. Sergeant Süleyman gives her the nickname Ayla because he found her in the moonlight. The two form a friendship despite the language barrier between them, but are torn apart when Süleyman had to return home.[5][6]
Cast
edit- Çetin Tekindor as Sergeant Süleyman
- İsmail Hacıoğlu as young Sergeant Süleyman
- Lee Kyung-jin as Ayla
- Kim Seol as child Ayla
- Ali Atay as Ali
- Damla Sönmez as Nuran
- Murat Yıldırım as Lieutenant Mesut
- Claudia "Memory Monroe" as Marilyn Monroe[7]
- Eric Roberts as Maj. Gen. Coulter
Production
editAyla is based on the true story of Kim Eun-ja and Süleyman Dilbirliği, whose real-life reunion was shown in the 2010 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation documentary Kore Ayla directed by Chuncheon MBC.[3][8][9] In casting held in South Korea in 2016, child actress Kim Seol, who had previously played the role of Jin-ju in the popular South Korean television series Reply 1988, was chosen for the role of young Ayla.[9] Ko Eun-min played the role of young Ayla's mother.[10]
Filming began in 2016.[11] The film was sponsored by Turkish Airlines, with support from Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Most of the filming was carried out in Turkey.[3][5] Filming in Turkey was completed in June 2017.[10] The first screening of the movie was held on 11 September 2017 within the scope of the Toronto International Film Festival.[citation needed] The film was released on 27 October 2017 in Turkey and 21 June 2018 in South Korea.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ayla". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Ayla". The Numbers. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Türkiye'nin Oscar adayı belli oldu". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (25 August 2017). "Oscars: Turkey Selects 'Ayla: The Daughter of War' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b Betul, Sinem (2 May 2017). "'Ayla,' a movie based on a heart-breaking 65-year-old real-life story". Korea.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (25 August 2017). "Turkey Selects True-Life Drama 'Ayla' as Foreign-Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Tarihi, Güncellenme (25 May 2021). "Ayla filmi oyuncuları kimdir, nerede çekildi? Ayla filminde Marilyn Monroe kim?". CNN Türk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ 'MBC 스페셜' 한국전쟁 고아소녀 아일라(김은자), 60년 만에 만난 터키 아버지와 눈물의 포옹 [MBC Special: Korean War orphan Ayla (Kim Eun-ja) meets with Turkish father after sixty years in tear-filled scene]. Busan Ilbo. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b '응팔' 진주 김설, 한국-터키 합작영화 ‘아일라’ 주연 발탁 [Kim Seol, who played Jin-ju in 'Reply 1988', chosen for role in South Korea–Turkey joint production 'Ayla']. Newsen. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b 고은민, 한국*터키 합작영화 '아일라'출연…터키 현지촬영 완료 [Ko Eun-min appears in Turkish joint production 'Ayla'; local filming in Turkey complete]. Korea Economic Daily Television. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (30 October 2017). "Ayla: The Daughter Of War' Director On Bringing Harrowing True Story To The Big Screen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Erdogan Banned Turkish Reporter From Twitter Because He Doesn't Care What You Think". Huffington Post. April 2020.