Friend (1974)
After betraying his social class, denying his peasant roots and fleeing his native village, Ahmed has become a successful businessman and has found a place in the sun among the bourgeoisie. Azem, his childhood friend, has followed a quite different way. refusing the rat race, he has remained close to people of humble origin. Politically committed, he aspires to be useful to his country and more particularly to the forsaken rural world. The two former friends meet again. Due to the influence of Azem, Ahmed gradually becomes aware that his life is a failure.
Director: Yılmaz Güney
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 99 min
Release Date: October 1, 1974
Cast
- Yılmaz Güney - Azem
- Semra Özdamar - Semra
- Ahu Tuğbay - Ahu
- Kerim Afşar - Cemil
- Civan Canova - Halil
- Azra Balkan - Necibe
- Melike Demirağ - Melike - Cemil's sister-in-law
- Nizam Ergüden - Muhittin - Cemil's brother
- Yusuf Tunalıoğlu
- Özden Yüce
Screenplay
- Yılmaz Güney (Screenplay)
- Çetin Tunca (Screenplay)
- Yılmaz Güney
Music: Sanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroglu
Editing: Şerif Gören
Production: Güney Film
Country: Turkey
Language: Türkçe
Original Language: tr
Keywords
friends
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Friend about?
- After betraying his social class, denying his peasant roots and fleeing his native village, Ahmed has become a successful businessman and has found a place in the sun among the bourgeoisie. Azem, his childhood friend, has followed a quite different way. refusing the rat race, he has remained close to people of humble origin. Politically committed, he aspires to be useful to his country and more particularly to the forsaken rural world. The two former friends meet again. Due to the influence of Azem, Ahmed gradually becomes aware that his life is a failure.
- Who directed Friend?
- Friend was directed by Yılmaz Güney.
- Who stars in Friend?
- Friend stars Yılmaz Güney, Semra Özdamar, Ahu Tuğbay, Kerim Afşar, Civan Canova, Azra Balkan.
- How long is Friend?
- Friend has a runtime of 1h 39m (99 minutes).
- What genre is Friend?
- Friend is a Drama film.
- Where was Friend produced?
- Friend was produced in Turkey.