The Second Wife
1974, Turkish. Directed by Atıf Yılmaz.
A peasant woman who cannot bear children for her husband agrees to take in a concubine as a result of pressure from her community and finds the concubine herself. The new woman is also unable to bear children. However, the first woman becomes pregnant in the meantime. The jealous concubine slanders her, and the villagers tie the woman they call a "whore" to a tree to kill her. Her husband arrives in time to rescue her, and they leave the village.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 April 1974
- Original title
- Kuma
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Cahit Atay, Tarık Dursun Kakınç, Atıf Yılmaz
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The Second Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Second Wife?
The Second Wife (1974) was directed by Atıf Yılmaz and stars Fatma Girik, Hakan Balamir, Nuran Aksoy.