The Girl with the Red Scarf

The Girl with the Red Scarf
Film poster
Directed byAtıf Yılmaz
Written byScreenplay:
Ali Özgentürk
Novel:
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Produced byArif Keskiner
StarringTürkan Şoray
Kadir İnanır
İhsan Yüce
Ahmet Mekin
CinematographyÇetin Tunca
Music byCahit Berkay
Production
company
Çiçek Film
Release date
  • 11 November 1978 (1978-11-11)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

The Girl with the Red Scarf (Turkish: Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım) is a 1978 Turkish romantic drama film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz based on the short story My poplar in a red scarf by Chinghiz Aitmatov. The film is about a village girl who falls in love with a truck driver from Istanbul. The film, which won three awards, including second best film, at the 15th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival, was voted one of the 10 Best Turkish Films in a poll carried out by the Ankara Cinema Association.