TURKEY
DÜSMAN The enemy
1979 – 35mm – colourd - 125’
Direction: Zeki Ökten
Screenplay: Yilmaz Güney
Cinematography: Çetin Tunca
Editing: Zeki Ökten, Elisabeth Waelchli
Original music: Arif Sag, Yavuz Top
Sound: Tuncer Aydinoglu, Necip Saricioglu
Cast: Aytaç Arman, Güngör Bayrak, Güven Sengil, Kamil Sönmez, Ahmet Açan, Sevket Altug, Fehamet Atilla
Production: Güney Film
SYNOPSIS
Ismail, a poor devil out of work, lives in the suburbs on the shores of the Dardanelles. Despite all his attempts to find a job, he always comes away empty-handed, partly because, according to the gangers who hire labour, he is “too well educated”. When the poor man finds out that his wife prostitutes herself without his knowledge, he throws her out of the house.
CRITICAL NOTE
“(…) Lucid, ruthless, accurate in characterization: a piece of textbook cinema where Güney depicts a confined microcosm, but behind it we can read the macrocosm of society. Therefore the government banned the release of Düsman.” (Davide Ferrario)
AWARDS
1980 Festival di Berlino: Special Jury Prize as Best Screenplay, OCIC Award
