Lovelorn (2005)
Lovelorn is a 2005 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, starring Şener Şen as a teacher recently returned to Istanbul who must protect a nightclub singer from her violent ex-husband. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on __jbcdate__2005-01-07|January 7, 2005__end__, won award at film festivals in Antalya, Palm Springs and New York.
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