Once a Year
1971, Turkish. Directed by Ertem Eğilmez.
A young hapless couple's devotion for each other is tested through harsh times of war as they are forced to negate patriotism and dependability to their families and nations, for a length of a lifetime before during and after the war.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Original title
- Senede Bir Gün
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Sadık Şendil, İhsan İpekçi
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Once a Year runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is Once a Year on?
Once a Year isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1971. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once a Year?
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Who directed Once a Year?
Once a Year (1971) was directed by Ertem Eğilmez and stars Hülya Koçyiğit, Kartal Tibet, Münir Özkul.