Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 film
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Ayla: The Daughter of War (Turkish: Ayla; Korean: 아일라) is a 2017 Turkish-South Korean drama film directed by Can Ulkay. The movie set in Korean war period, tells the story of Sergeant Süleyman who helps a little girl he names Ayla during the war.[3][4]
Christopher HK Lee
Evrim Sanal
Ayşe İlker Turgut
Mustafa Uslu
İsmail Hacıoğlu
Kim Seol
Ali Atay
Damla Sönmez
Murat Yıldırım
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Turkish theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Can Ulkay |
| Written by | Yiğit Güralp |
| Produced by | Çağlar Ercan Christopher HK Lee Evrim Sanal Ayşe İlker Turgut Mustafa Uslu |
| Starring | Çetin Tekindor İsmail Hacıoğlu Kim Seol Ali Atay Damla Sönmez Murat Yıldırım |
| Cinematography | Jean-Paul Seresin |
| Edited by | Mustafa Presheva |
| 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
Turkey 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.[3][4]
Cast
- 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[5]
- Eric Roberts as Maj. Gen. Coulter
Production
Ayla 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.[6][7][8] 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.[8] Ko Eun-min played the role of young Ayla's mother.[9]
Filming began in 2016.[10] 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.[6][3] Filming in Turkey was completed in June 2017.[9] 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.[11]
Reception
The movie was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6][12]