Friend (1974)

movie

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Country: Turkey
Genres: Drama
Release: 1974-10-01
Director: Yilmaz Güney
Writers: Yilmaz Güney
Language: Turkish
Stars: Yilmaz Güney , Kerim Afsar , Melike Demirag , Azra Balkan , Ahu Tugbay , Civan Canova , Semra Özdamar , Nizam Ergüden , Dogan Bavli , Dogan Bavli , Timuçin Caymaz , Timuçin Caymaz
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Arkadas , Der Freund , L'ami (France, French Republic) , Przyjaciel (Poland) , O syntrofos (Greece) , Arkadas (Turkey) , Друг , Friend
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0071159