Leyla and Mecnun

Leyla and Mecnun (1983)

Leyla ile Mecnun

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.

Date of release
1983-01-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Romance
Director
Halit Refiğ

Casting

Interesting facts

Leyla İle Mecnun is a 1982 Turkish romantic drama film, directed by Halit Refiğ and starring Orhan Gencebay, Gülsen Bubikoglu, and Raik Alniaçik.

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