Hudutlarin Kanunu (1966)
5KHudutlarin Kanunu (1966). 1h 11m | Not Rated
“.Tensions mount along the southern Turkish border with Syria, as the impoverished Kurds, unable to find work or farm the dry land, turn to smuggling. One particular smuggler, Hidir (Yilmaz Guney), becomes a folk hero as he battles both the authorities and the corrupt merchants who exploit the men who smuggle their wares. This was an excellent glimpse at a social situation that still has relevance, as this is the u0026quot;Kurdistanu0026quot; region thatu0026#39;s been in the news for the past 25+ years. The filmu0026#39;s second half has a lot of action, and resembles a western to some extent. And while some sheep run through a minefield, none appear to have been actually hurt for the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYilmaz Guney became a major Turkish film star, later running into trouble with the government before being sent to prison for murdering a judge. Guney continued to write scripts behind bars, although the films that he directed before were confiscated and destroyed by the government. Guney eventually escaped incarceration and fled to France, where the semi-autobiographical film Yol (1982) won much acclaim.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLaw of the Border was chosen as one of the films to be restored by Martin Scorseseu0026#39;s World Cinema Project, which works to preserve neglected important films from around the globe. 40 films have been worked on up to this date, and Criterion had released two DVD box sets, each containing 6 films, while others (Black Girl, Memories of Underdevelopment) have received standalone editions. Law of the Border was in the worst condition of any of the movies from the WCP that Iu0026#39;ve watched thus far. According to the notes presented at the beginning of the film, all copies were thought destroyed, but one was found in very wretched condition, and what I watched was the best that could be done. It still looks better than some of the prints of movies that TCM has shown, but itu0026#39;s a sad contrast to the preservation success of the other films in the series that Iu0026#39;ve seen.”
