The Enemy

Overview

Ismail (Aytac Arman) is the educated Turk who travels to Asia from Istanbul to escape crushing unemployment in this somber social drama. With an ailing mother-in-law, a bitter wife, and a pretty young daughter to support, he takes a job as a dog killer. Ismail is saddened to see young women his daughter's age forced into prostitution. When he returns home to ask his father and brother for an advance on his inheritance, his wife leaves him. The enemy in question refers to unemployment.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1980

Original language

Turkish

Spoken languages

Turkish

Countries

Turkey

Production

Güney Film

Cast

Aytaç Arman,Güngör Bayrak,Ahmet Açan,Lütfü Engin,Hüseyin Kutman,Şevket Altuğ,Muadelet Tibet,Ahmet Sert,Niyazi Vanlı,Sıdıka Duruerand 4 more

Director

Zeki Ökten

Writer

Yılmaz Güney

Producer

Yılmaz Güney

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0138412