Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

In 1950, amid-st the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, ... See full summary »

Director:

Can Ulkay

Writer:

Yigit Güralp

Stars:

Çetin Tekindor, Ismail Hacioglu, Kyung-jin Lee

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Çetin Tekindor	...	Süleyman Dilbirligi (old)
Ismail Hacioglu	...	Süleyman Dilbirligi (young)
Kyung-jin Lee	...	Ayla (adult)
Kim Seol	...	Ayla (child)
Ali Atay	...	Ali
Damla Sönmez	...	Nuran
Murat Yildirim	...	Lieutenant Mesut
Taner Birsel	...	Major Fuat
Cade Carradine	...	Captain Cage
Kim Byoungsoon	...	South Korean General
Meral Çetinkaya	...	Nimet (old)
Johnny Young	...	Lieutenant Lee
Mehmet Esen	...	Colonel Celal
Altan Erkekli	...	Huseyin Dilbirligi
Caner Kurtaran	...	Sadik

Storyline

In 1950, amid-st the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleyman, who risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his Army base and out of harms way. Not knowing her name and unable to communicate with her, Süleyman names her Ayla, in reminiscence of the moon on the fateful night during which they met. The two form an instantaneous and inseparable bond, and Ayla, almost effortlessly, brings an uncanny joy to the Turkish brigade in the grip of war. As the war comes to a close however, Süleyman's brigade is told that they will be returning home. Süleyman cannot bear abandoning Ayla, and does everything within his power to take her with him. After repeated failure, he is forced to give Ayla to an orphanage, but doesn't give up on the hope of one day reuniting with her. Will the two ever get back together?

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Plot Keywords:

melodrama | airplane | korean war | reference to marilyn monroe | soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

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Country:

Turkey

Language:

Korean English Turkish Chinese

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Ayla

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

TRL 4,091,182 (Turkey), 29 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dijital Sanatlar Production, Digital Yapim Evi

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iskenderun, where the turkish part of the story begins, is a cosmopolite southern industrial city of Turkey. The natal city of Suleyman, the main character is Maras, it's most likely a rural city at the southeast of Turkey. So, it gives in fact some kind of a sociological depth to the turkish characters of the story.

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Goofs

Scene of North Korean Ambush; the American officer holding a Beretta sport model pistol ; it should be 45.cal 1911 Colt instead.

User Reviews

Please don't forget the children's of war

May be it's not objective to write something about my nation. But i think there is not much examples like Ayla in human history. While living in the rage of war thinking different when you see a little helpless girl in battlefield is so hard. Film based on a real story. Real good action scenes bundled with a strong emotion of humanism. Great acting . Also soundtrack have a great impact in the quality of film. Ayla was a lucky one when you look at the numbers in human history. We host more than 1 million children of war in our country while in deep sorrow while thinking the ones we cant rescue... And a strong message to politicians : Who can explain the cause of tears shed by a children of war ?