‘Mahmut ile Meryem’ in Germany
BERLIN - Anatolia News Agency
Aras Bulut İynemli (L) and Eva Dedeova pose at the gala in Berlin. AA Photo
The Turkish-Azerbaijani co-production of “Mahmut ile Meryem” (Mahmut and Meryem), released last week in Turkey, debuted in Berlin on March 27.The event was held at the Alhambra movie theater and attended by the leading actors Aras Bulut İynemli, Eva Dedeova and Tomris İncer, as well as the film team.
Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin, the film is an epic love story between Mahmut, the son of Ganja’s ruler Ziyad Khan, and Meryem, the daughter of a Christian monk. Once Meryem’s father finds out about the love between his daughter and Mahmut, a Muslim man, he takes his daughter and leaves Ganja. Mahmut follows them, facing many adventures on the road as he learns about love, life and human beings.