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I Lost My Heart to a Turk

1969·Movie
1h 30min
73
GoodGoodWatch score

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Energy

Tense

  • Tension7
  • Adrenaline5
  • Fast Pace4

Heart

Melancholic and moving

Much of it is about family.

  • Melancholy8
  • Family Dynamics8
  • Pathos7

Humor

Some dark humor and satire

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor6
  • Satire & Parody5
  • Cringe Humor4

World

Class and money, family, and society

  • World Immersion6
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Character Depth7
  • Direction6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Music Composition6
  • Editing5

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I Lost My Heart to a Turk is the story of a German woman Eva Bender, who is deserted by a Turkish worker in Germany five years earlier and left alone with a child Zafer. Eva's father refuses his illegitimate grandson from a Turkish worker. She comes to Kayseri, Turkey with her illegitimate child to seek her lover, Ismail Acar. Ismail is now working at Sümer Cotton Cloth factory as a mechanic and establishing a small private business. Eva finds her ex-lover Ismail who now lives with his wife and children. Humiliated by her ex-lover, the German woman receives assistance by another Turkish worker, Mustafa.
Turkish CinemaIntercultural RelationshipsSocial CommentaryClass ConflictMelodrama1960s TurkeyCultural ClashImmigrationFamily Dynamics

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73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 6.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is I Lost My Heart to a Turk?

1 h 30 min

I Lost My Heart to a Turk runs 1 h 30 min.

What language is I Lost My Heart to a Turk in?

Turkish

It was made in Turkish. Produced in Türkiye.