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Director:
Yavuz Turgul
Writer:
Yavuz Turgul (writer)
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Release Date:
29 November 1996 (Turkey) more
Plot:
The epic adventures of the legendary Baran the Bandit following his release from prison. After serving 35 years... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Brilliant movie that reflects important issues in Turkish culture today more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sener Sen ... Baran

Ugur Yücel ... Cumali
Sermin Hürmeric ... Keje (as Sermin Sen)
Yesim Salkim ... Emel
Kamran Usluer ... Berfo (as Kamuran Usluer)
Ulku Duru ... Mother of Emel (as Ülkü Duru)

Özkan Ugur ... Sedat
Necdet Mahfi Ayral ... Andref Miskin
Kayhan Yildizoglu ... Artist Kemal
Güven Hokna ... Sevim
Kemal Inci ... Mustafa
Melih Cardak ... Demircan
Settar Tanriogen ... Laz Naci (as Settar Tanriögen)
Celal Perk ... Deli Selim
Umit Cirak ... Cimbom (as Ümit Cirak)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Bandit (USA)
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Runtime:
France:121 min
Country:
Turkey
Language:
Turkish
Certification:
France:U | Germany:12 (w)
Filming Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey more
Company:
ArtCam more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Baran: [to Cumali, on the hotel rooftop] Don't be afraid, you will just go to soil, then you will become soil, then you will walk to the body of a flower with waters. From there, you will reach the essence. A bee will get to the essence of the flower. Maybe, maybe that bee will be me.
[cries]
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Movie Connections:
References Ince Cumali (1967) more

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41 out of 46 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant movie that reflects important issues in Turkish culture today, 29 March 2001
Author: gsoysal from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

I found this movie to be one of the best that have ever come out of Turkey. It addresses and reflects on many levels issues and transformations that are currently part of Turkish culture . Sener Sen is strong in his role as an aging "eskiya" (a Turkish word for a bandit that would roam the country, making his living off ambush and looting) who returns to his rural home after years of imprisonment only to find his only love taken away to the big city (Istanbul). The story unfolds as an at times romantic, at times funny, at times sad and serious tale which speaks to the multiplicities of modern Turkish life, be it the culture clash (and melding) between city and rural populace, institutional corruption, poverty, and most importantly the identity of a nation that has for almost a century been torn between East and West. The love story driving the whole plot is really only a lighter framework to depict the more important issues in Turkish society that this movie successfully tackles.

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