Ayla: The Daughter of War

Directed by Can Ulkay (잔 울카이)

123min | Release date in South Korea: 2018/06/21

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Synopsis
Korean-Turkish co-production about a destined encounter in crossfire and 60 years of yearning.
The true story of Süleyman, a soldier in the Korean War, and 5 year-old girl Ayla!

Süleyman was dispatched to the Korean War in 1950 and he finds a 5 year-old girl all alone in the dark. She lost her parents and couldn’t speak due to shock.

Süleyman names her Ayla, which means ‘moon’ in Turkish, and takes her to his camp.
They come to depend on each other until Süleyman is told to return to his country with the end of the war and he makes a decision despite all resistance to keep Ayla next to him.