Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- passionate
- melancholic
- intimate
- romantic movie night
- tearjerker evening
What sets it apart
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Barış's bipolar disorder creates the central danger within his marriage to Füsun and forces love to compete with her safety.
Barış must choose between remaining with Füsun while risking harm and sacrificing himself for her protection.
The young couple explicitly negotiates how to shape their future around both love and career.
The plot transforms a youthful romance into an emotionally severe domestic crisis involving marriage, illness, and loss.
Films like Delibal, and why
A Star Is Born
intense young romance shaped by mental illness, sacrifice, and a tragic emotional register
The Fault in Our Stars
romantic drama centered on devotion, illness, and the painful limits of a relationship
Me Before You
melodramatic love story where personal suffering threatens an idealized partnership
Movie Details
- Director
- Ali Bilgin
- Release Date
- 2015-12-25
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (134)
Cast
- Çağatay Ulusoy
- Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
- Hüseyin Avni Danyal
- Nazan Kesal
- Mustafa Avkıran
- Laçin Ceylan
- Toprak Sağlam
- Barış Aytaç
- Zafer Akkoyun
- Kıvılcım Ural
Common questions
- What is Delibal about?
- A passionate young marriage is tested when bipolar disorder turns devotion into a painful question of protection and sacrifice.
- What is Delibal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Delibal as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Delibal violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Delibal as mild.
- Which films are like Delibal?
- Films with a similar feel include A Star Is Born, The Fault in Our Stars, and Me Before You.
- How long is Delibal?
- Delibal runs 117 minutes.
