Cinema
Züğürt Ağa
Nesli Çölgeçen · 1985
Synopsis
The Ağa rules by inheritance over a village he himself named Haraptar. A long drought ruins the harvests and the peasants go hungry; Kekeç Salman, whom the Ağa had taken in, urges them to plunder the granary, then to leave, according to the Humanities Institute. Left without arms or income, the Ağa sells his estate cheaply, for a dam project according to the Küre, and goes to Istanbul with his family, where his title is of no use to him.
Context
The screenplay is by Yavuz Turgul, and the music is by Atilla Özdemiroğlu. Şener Şen plays the Ağa, with Nilgün Nazlı, Erdal Özyağcılar and Füsun Demirel. The Humanities Institute reads the film as the passage from a feudal order to money, through a man unable to adapt. According to Küre, the village scenes were shot in central Anatolia and the film was released on 13 January 1986.
Who it is for
A comedy in Turkish, with no known French release and no recent screening reported in France.
Prizes and reception
At Antalya in 1986, prizes for screenplay, music and supporting actress; best Turkish film at the Istanbul festival.
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