Setting Sun
1978, TR. Directed by Temel Gürsu.
When the sun sets on love, only shadows of betrayal remain.
Batan Güneş, directed by Temel Gürsu, features the ultimate pairing of Ferdi Tayfur and Necla Nazır again in a story of love, tragedy, and mistaken identity. Ferdi (Ferdi Tayfur) leaves his village to work in abroad to earn the bride price needed to marry his love, Nazlı (Necla Nazır). However, a tragic accident leads to a devastating misunderstanding, and news reaches the village that Ferdi has died. Devastated and facing severe hardship at home, Nazlı is forced to flee to the big city to start over. When a surviving Ferdi eventually returns home to find Nazlı gone, he embarks on an arduous search across the metropolis, navigating city life and bitter twists of fate to reunite with her.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- TR
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- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Original title
- Batan Güneş
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Hulki Saner
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Setting Sun runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Setting Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like Setting Sun?
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Who directed Setting Sun?
Setting Sun (1978) was directed by Temel Gürsu and stars Ferdi Tayfur, Necla Nazır, Eray Özbal.