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How to watch the The Property Trilogy films in order

There are 3 The Property Trilogy films, about 4.7 hours in total. The first was released in 1962, the latest in 1969. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

Metin Erksan's three films dealing with the problem of property in the 60s are considered to be the first trilogy of Turkish cinema. What director Erksan tells through land, water and the human body respectively are actually stories of passion. They deal with courage, resistance, solidarity and defiance. 'Property Trilogy', also called the village trilogy, in which he tells about the rural people, their problems, the transformations they experience, and their weaknesses through the reality of the village, consists of the films Revenge of the Snakes, Dry Summer and The Well.

  1. 1

    Revenge of the Snakes (1962)

    24 Jan 1962 · 108 min

    The film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is an old woman who lives with her son Kara Bayram, her daughter-in-law Hatice, and three grandchildren. The headman of the village sells a lot from the common land of the village to Haceli. The family does not want a house to be built in front of their house and struggles against the tricks of the headman

  2. 2

    Dry Summer (1963)

    16 Dec 1963 · 90 min

    A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.

  3. 3

    The Well (1969)

    15 May 1969 · 84 min

    Fatma is kidnapped several times by a wild man because she cannot be persuaded to marry. A third attempt at forced submission ends tragically for both, due to the young girl's fatal rebellion.

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.

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