Süt Kardesler (1976)

Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is ... See full summary »

Director:

Ertem Egilmez

Writer:

Sadik Sendil

Stars:

Kemal Sunal, Sener Sen, Halit Akçatepe

Cast

Credited cast:
Kemal Sunal	...	Saban
Sener Sen	...	Hüsamettin
Halit Akçatepe	...	Ramazan
Hale Soygazi	...	Bihter
Adile Nasit	...	Melek
Aysen Gruda	...	Emine
Ali Sen	...	Kerami
Yasemin Esmergül	...	Yasemin
Jale Altug	...	Afife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tayfun Akalin	...	Naci
Taci Ersan
Hayri Esen	...	Sarraf Efendi (voice)
Enis Fosforoglu	...	Fatih
Cengiz Nezir
Ergin Orbey	...	Bayram

Storyline

Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when real Saban and Bayram come to the residence. Now Saban has to be Ramazan and Bayram has to be Saban. Meanwhile, a gulyabani (a ghoul from Turkish folklore) haunts the residence.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | sailor | mansion | number in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

1976 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

A Foster fivérek

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arzu Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hüsamettin: Saban?
Saban: Yes, commander!
Hüsamettin: Why did we set this trap?
Saban: Why?
Hüsamettin: To capture the ghoul.
Saban: Yes, to capture the ghoul.
Hüsamettin: And who fell into the trap?
Saban: Who did?
Hüsamettin: We did!
Saban: That means we are the ghoul!
[...]

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Connections

Spin-off Gulyabani (2014)

User Reviews

Classical Turkish comedy from 70s

Sut Kardesler (Foster Brothers), now a definite comedy classic in Turkey, is an adaptation from an early XX. century Turkish novel (Gulyabani by Gurpinar). It is also an adaptation of the traditional Turkish theater, mainly based on improvisation, misunderstandings, practical jokes, etc. The adapting process is not limited only to the elements of Turkish culture: it also borrows (without permission) some scenes from "A Shot in the Dark" by Blake Edwards. The cast is nearly the entire squad of the Turkish comedy actors in the 70s (with the exception of Munir Ozkul). The result was a definite commercial success and the movie's popularity is not diminished, if not enlarged, over the thirty years of its production. Although the director, Ertem Egilmez, is not considered as a milestone in Turkish cinematography, he delivers the project quite successfully, provides an original musical score (which is an issue in the movies of this era), prevents the overshadowing of Sener Sen who is in a supportive role by then comedy-duo Kemal Sunal and Halit Akcatepe. The movie does not have sequels but it is seen by many as the first one of a trilogy (Others being Sabanoglu Saban and Tosun Pasa). These other two movies have more or less the same cast as Sut Kardesler, based on the same formula, both being commercial success, but never quite as popular as the former. For the Turkish audience the movie is like a bed time story from their childhood, the plot and the jokes are well known but still appealing, with the strong flavor of nostalgia. But for someone who is not familiar with the actors and local jokes, it is just an old fashion burlesque comedy, related in a way to French or Italian comedies before 80s.