The Enemy

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The Enemy (1980)

Directed by Zeki Ökten

Drama · 2h 05m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Zeki Ökten
Writer
Yılmaz Güney
Editor
Mevlüt Koçak, Zeki Ökten
Producer
Yılmaz Güney

Details

Original title
Düşman
Release date
1980-01-02
Runtime
2h 05m
Genres
Drama
Original language
TR
Spoken languages
Turkish
Countries
Turkey
Production
Güney Film