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Son Darbe

1985

A sober social drama about a principled doctor facing powerful men, tense and earnest with a slow-building sense of threat.

Directed by
Halit Refiğ
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tarık Akan, Nilgün Akçaoğlu, Yıldırım Gencer
Overview
Nazmi is a young man who works as a doctor in Mardin. One day, he learns that there has been a mass poisoning in a nearby village, so he goes there to treat the people and investigate the matter. Upon investigating the incident, Nazmi discovers that the poisoning was caused by the river water. The waste from Zülfü Ağa, one of the city's wealthy residents, is being dumped into the river, which has caused the poisoning. Nazmi decides to report the incident. Although Zülfü Ağa and the mayor try to convince Nazmi not to file a complaint, Nazmi reports the situation to the prosecutor. After Nazmi's complaint leads to the closure of his factory, Zülfü Ağa decides to take revenge on Nazmi for ruining his business.

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Directed by
Halit Refiğ
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tarık Akan, Nilgün Akçaoğlu, Yıldırım Gencer
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • power
    • justice
    • revenge
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Halit Refiğ
    Starring
    Tarık Akan, Nilgün Akçaoğlu, Yıldırım Gencer, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Haldun Ergüvenç, Pekcan Koşar, İhsan Baysal, Ali Tutal
    Cinematography
    Hüseyin Özşahin
    Country
    Turkey

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