Yavrum (film)

Yavrum (translated from Turkish as 'My little one') is a 1970 Turkish drama film directed by Orhan Aksoy and written by Hamdi Değirmencioğlu. The film was co-produced by Nahit Ataman and Ertem Eğilmez. The full original title of the film as it is mentioned in the Turkish film history is Ayşecik Yavrum, 'Karataşlı Emine'. The film is named after the character Emine who desperately and hysterically adopts a black stone in place of her daughter, when she is unexpectedly told about the death of her baby Ayşe. The black stone embodies the metaphor of motherly-love and sorrow 'fulfilling' the absence of the baby. The drama becomes an exciting study of fate and motherly-love with alternating scenes of loss and hope, of sorrow and joy, as the audience knows from the very beginning of the film that Ayşe is actually alive.
The main character is Ayşe played by Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, whereas Semra Sar plays her mother "Emine" and Metin Serezli her father "Ali". The film attracts attention with a very rich cast of actors and actresses: Suzan Avcı, Önder Somer, Mürüvvet Sim, Handan Adalı, Cevat Kurtuluş, Nubar Terziyan, Osman Alyanak and Münir Özkul 
Cast and dubbing crew 
Actor/actress 	Role 	Voice artist 	Actor/actress 	Role 	Voice artist
Zeynep Değirmencioğlu	Ayse 	Nursam Alçam 	Nezihe Güler 	Oya's mother 	No
Semra Sar 	Emine 	Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm	Osman Alyanak 	Photographer 	No
Metin Serezli 	Ali 	No 	Muammer Gözalan 	Lawyer 	Erdoğan Esenboğa
Suzan Avcı 	Handan 	Alev Koral 	Gani Dede 	Durmuş Baba 	Ünal Gürel
Önder Somer 	Cemal 	Hayri Esen 	Ahmet Turgutlu 	Captain 	No
Mürüvvet Sim 	Nanny 	No 	Yusuf Sezer 	Postman 	No
Handan Adalı 	Midwife Nazife	Suna Pekuysal 	Hüseyin Salıcı 	Judge 	Timuçin Caymaz
Ayşe Emel Mesçi 	Oya 	No 	Ali Demir 	Army doctor 	No
Cevat Kurtuluş 	chauffeur 	Erdoğan Esenboğa 	Zeki Sezer (oyuncu)	Doctor in Adana	Erdoğan Esenboğa
Nubar Terziyan 	Gardener 	Rıza Tüzün 	Nermin Özses 	Catton labourer	Ayşegül Devrim
Faik Coşkun 	Doctor 	Timuçin Caymaz 	and Münir Özkul 	Grandfather 	No
Emine is pregnant, when her husband Ali joins the army. Since Ali has no relatives in the village, he asks Emine to go back to her father's village, untill he returns from the military service. Emine who does not want to be a burden to anyone in the absence of her husband, prefers to stay in the village relying on the job that Midwife Nazife has found for her. In this way, Emine believes that she can more easily endure her husband's absence.
The job that Midwife Nazife has found for Emine is actually a trap. Hosts Handan and Cemal are aimed at stealing Emine's baby by compromising with Midwife Nazife. In this way, Handan wants to take money from her father who is longing for grandchildren, and to make him forgive herself and her husband Cemal who is a losing gambler. After Emine gives birth to her baby named Ayşe, Ebe Nazife and Handan send Emine to visit her sick husband in the army and kidnap Ayşe. Bad news awaits Emine, when she comes back. Midwife Nazife tells Emine that Ayşe is dead. When Ali cannot hear from Emine for a long time, Ali decides to go home on sick leave and receives the bitter news.
Growing up as the daughter of a wealthy family, years later Ayşe is now a young girl. A surprise awaits Ayşe, when she goes on vacation to her friend's farm.
Category:Turkish drama films
Category:1970 Turkish films