The Half (2016)

5.8/10 • 98 min • Drama

Overview

Yarim (The Half) is the story of two halves setting out to become a whole, of the efforts made by two children to play the existing male-female roles. Fidan is a 15-year-old shepherd girl who lives in poverty with her family in a village in eastern Turkey. Her father gives her as a bride to an unknown family. Her husband, Salih, is mentally challenged; although he has a physical age of 35, his mental age is lower than Fidan’s. (via cinema.indiana.edu)

Cast

Serhat Yiğit

Salih

Hülya Böceklioğlu

Recep Yener

Ahmet Kaynak

Gözde Okur

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