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Büyük Bela

1972

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama that keeps you tense as a desperate man fights to clear his name and save his family.

Directed by
Tevfik Fikret Uçak
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Ayhan Işık, Emel Özden, Kazım Kartal
Overview
Murat cannot find a job because he spent some time in prison. At the same time, his creditors are constantly pressuring him. One day, while looking for work, Murat runs into an old friend. Kadir takes Murat to his workplace. Murat starts working as a manager, but later realizes that the company is involved in dirty business. The company, headed by Ziya, is involved in the illegal car trade. Murat, who has been signing documents for some time, realizes that all the blame will fall on him. During a police raid, he escapes with the documents that will save him. However, before he can go to the police, he must first rescue his family from Ziya's grasp.

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Directed by
Tevfik Fikret Uçak
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Ayhan Işık, Emel Özden, Kazım Kartal
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • family
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Tevfik Fikret Uçak
Written by
İlhan Engin
Starring
Ayhan Işık, Emel Özden, Kazım Kartal, Suna Keskin, Danyal Topatan, Zeyno Çilem, Sedef Ecer, Kudret Karadağ
Cinematography
Dinçer Önal
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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