Ayla:_The_Daughter_of_War

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Ayla: The Daughter of War

2017 film

Ayla: The Daughter of War (Turkish: Ayla, Korean: 아일라) is a 2017 South Korean-Turkish drama film directed by Can Ulkay. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4]

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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.[5][6]

Cast

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 [ko].[3][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.[3][5] 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]

See also

References

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    Mitchell, Robert (25 August 2017). "Turkey Selects True-Life Drama 'Ayla' as Foreign-Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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    'MBC 스페셜' 한국전쟁 고아소녀 아일라(김은자), 60년 만에 만난 터키 아버지와 눈물의 포옹 [MBC Special: Korean War orphan Ayla (Kim Eun-ja) meets with Turkish father after sixty years in tear-filled scene]. Busan Ilbo. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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    '응팔' 진주 김설, 한국-터키 합작영화 ‘아일라’ 주연 발탁 [Kim Seol, who played Jin-ju in 'Reply 1988', chosen for role in South Korea–Turkey joint production 'Ayla']. Newsen. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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    고은민, 한국*터키 합작영화 '아일라'출연…터키 현지촬영 완료 [Ko Eun-min appears in Turkish joint production 'Ayla'; local filming in Turkey complete]. Korea Economic Daily Television. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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    Grobar, Matt (30 October 2017). "Ayla: The Daughter Of War' Director On Bringing Harrowing True Story To The Big Screen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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