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The Bandit

Original title: Eskiya
  • 19961996
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
71K
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The Bandit (1996)
CrimeDramaThriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
71K
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    • Yavuz Turgul
    • Yavuz Turgul
  • Stars
    • Sener Sen
    • Ugur Yücel
    • Sermin Hürmeriç
    • Yavuz Turgul
    • Yavuz Turgul
  • Stars
    • Sener Sen
    • Ugur Yücel
    • Sermin Hürmeriç
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 76User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Sener Sen and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    Sener Sen in The Bandit (1996)
    Ümit Çirak and Riza Sönmez in The Bandit (1996)
    Ümit Çirak, Celal Perk, Sener Sen, Riza Sönmez, and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    Sener Sen in The Bandit (1996)
    Sener Sen and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    The Bandit (1996)
    Sener Sen and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    Yesim Salkim and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    Kamran Usluer in The Bandit (1996)
    Melih Çardak and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)
    Sermin Hürmeriç in The Bandit (1996)

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    Sener Sen
    Sener Sen
    • Baran
    Ugur Yücel
    • Cumali
    Sermin Hürmeriç
    • Keje
    • (as Sermin Sen)
    Yesim Salkim
    • Emel
    Kamran Usluer
    • Berfo
    • (as Kamuran Usluer)
    Ülkü Duru
    Ülkü Duru
    • Mother of Emel
    Özkan Ugur
    Özkan Ugur
    • Sedat
    Necdet Mahfi Ayral
    Necdet Mahfi Ayral
    • Andref Miskin
    Kayhan Yildizoglu
    Kayhan Yildizoglu
    • Artist Kemal
    Güven Hokna
    • Sevim
    Kemal Inci
    • Mustafa
    Melih Çardak
    Melih Çardak
    • Demircan
    Settar Tanriögen
    Settar Tanriögen
    • Laz Naci
    Celal Perk
    • Deli Selim
    Ümit Çirak
    • Cimbom
    Riza Sönmez
    • Avarel
    Romina Özipekçi
    • Sekine
    • (as Romina)
    Kezban Sardan
    • Fatma
    • (as Kezban Altug)
      • Yavuz Turgul
      • Yavuz Turgul
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    • Trivia
      This movie is exclusively regarded as the savior and the turning point of the Turkish cinema which was desperately struggling against the foreign films since 1980 and having difficulty to attract the domestic audience.
    • Goofs
      When the kid uses the binoculars, it's obviously the view of a camera and camera focuses to different objects and people fast. Adjusting the focus of those manual binoculars can only be made by a wheel and using a finger. It's not a fast process.
    • 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]

    • Connections
      References Ince Cumali (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Firat Agiti/ The lament of Euphrates
      Written by Erkan Ogur

      Courtesy of Kalan Muzik

    User reviews76

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    9/10
    Just one of the best films I've seen
    From the cinematography to the plot, to the fine acting, this film is a great example of the diversity of film-making outside Hollywood. A triumph from beginning to end, this film is pretty difficult to pigeonhole as it has so many elements to it. Is it a thriller, is it a reflection on one man's life, is it a buddy movie, is it a revenge movie? It's all this and more. It's got a great pace about it and the depiction of city and country is nicely juxtaposed in many of it's scenes. It's a while since I've seen this film, but there are so many scenes which have stayed with me. I love this film, but damn it's difficult to find.
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    • john-3388
    • Mar 16, 2006

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 1996 (Turkey)
      • Turkey
      • France
      • Bulgaria
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Sanliurfa, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Artcam International
      • Filma-Cass
      • Geopoly
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 8 minutes
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