FILM · 2022 · TURKEY
Elif Ana
- Directed by
- Semir Aslanyürek, Kazım Öz
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Studio
- Life is a Movie
8 archived facts 1 topic 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Mother Elif is known to be philanthropic and wise. She shares deep spiritual values such as love, peace, equality, sharing, tolerance, and compassion with all life she comes into contact with. This film shows her eventful life.
8 Interesting Facts About Elif Ana
- #001
Aliye Uzunatağan plays the character Elif Ana, while Hülya Diken plays the character's younger self.
- #002
The film is directed by Semir Aslanyürek and Kazım Öz, and the screenplay was written by Semir Aslanyürek, Kazım Öz and Nihat Behram.
- #003
Produced by Kazım Çarman, the film was made by the company Life is a Movie.
- #004
Unlike the Alevi tradition of "analık-dedelik," which is passed down through bloodline, Elif Ana received the title of "analık" despite not coming from that lineage.
- #005
It is told that in her childhood, Elif Ana ran away from home and lived in the mountains and caves for days.
- #006
The cast includes actors such as Ali Sürmeli, Sermiyan Midyat, Cezmi Baskın, İlyas Salman, Füsun Demirel and Levent Üzümcü.
- #007
In the film, Elif Ana appears as a figure to whom those in distress, the sick, those suffering from inner turmoil and those without children turn in search of healing.
- #008
Elif Ana, who did good to everyone, is subjected to the world's greatest evil at the end of her life.
Sources & editorial notes
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- IMDb
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