The Enemy (1979 film)

The Enemy (Turkish: Düşman) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, written, produced and co-directed by Yılmaz Güney with Zeki Ökten during Güney's second imprisonment, featuring Aytaç Arman as Ismail an overqualified young Turkish worker who unable to find employment is reduced to poisoning the local stray dogs and begging his father for part of his inheritance. The film was screened in competition for the Golden Bear at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it won an Honourable Mention and the OCIC Award.[1] It was also scheduled to compete in the cancelled 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for which it received four Belated Golden Oranges, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

The Enemy
Directed byZeki Ökten
Yılmaz Güney
Written byYılmaz Güney
Produced byYılmaz Güney
StarringAytaç Arman
CinematographyÇetin Tunca
Edited byZeki Ökten
Music byYavuz Top
Arif Sağ
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Cast

  • Aytaç Arman as Ismail
  • Güngör Bayrak as Naciye
  • Ahmet Açan as Diyarbakirli
  • Sevket Altug as Abdullah
  • Fehamet Atilla
  • Hikmet Çelik
  • Hasan Ceylan as Feyyat
  • Lütfü Engin as Ismai's father
  • Macit Koper as Ismail's brother
  • Hüseyin Kutman as Sevket
  • Güven Sengil as Nuri
  • Kamil Sönmez as Rifat
  • Muadelet Tibet as Ismail's mother
  • Fehmi Yasar

Awards

References

  1. "Berlinale 1980: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
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