Leyla and Mecnun

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Leyla and Mecnun (1983)

Directed by Halit Refiğ

Romance · 1h 35m

A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Halit Refiğ
Screenplay
Fuat Özlüer

Details

Original title
Leyla ile Mecnun
Release date
1983-01-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Romance
Original language
TR
Spoken languages
Turkish
Countries
Turkey
Production
Erler Film