The Herd

1979 · 117 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 5,537 VOTES · DIR. Zeki Ökten

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Overview

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.

Dialogue Timeline — 601 lines

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00:04:47 Sivan. Brother.
00:07:23 Berivan will be suffering for everything.
00:13:50 ...our brothers and our children. Their sister is the same shit.
00:15:38 Let us leave so you can get rid of us. - Where will you go? - Wherever.
00:22:35 Speak one word. That'll be enough.
00:25:27 She's not ill, she's a Halillan, an enemy
00:31:37 Let's end this hostility. Our sister Berivan is ill.
00:35:55 We got married, our first baby died. She lost the second one.
00:39:24 Abuzer, we don't want to fight.
00:43:49 Come on, he has something to tell you.
00:46:38 You made me and Berivan suffer all those years.
00:49:17 - You may miss some in dark. - That's all, pay me now.
00:54:10 Berivan we're going to Ankara. There're good doctors there.
01:03:22 Veterinary sent us.
01:07:38 They have no mercy in their hearts. They're all thieves.
01:16:20 - You're being unfair. - Why is this misfortune then?
01:24:57 Tell him to ride on the wagon in return, and tell him that I'll give him 100 Liras.
01:32:18 How shall we answer the clan?
01:37:18 We have friends here. They can help.
01:39:32 Who lives in these big flats? Sivan? You?
01:42:31 - What's wrong with you? - Berivan is ill.
01:46:21 What do you do?
01:51:29 You are a dotard old man.
01:56:53 TH ND

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed601
Dialogue density5.1 lines / min
First line00:04:47
Final line01:56:53

Production Record

DirectorZeki Ökten
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes5,537