Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema 2019

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.

Rezil 1979

Special Squad Shoots on Sight 1976

A reporter/cop/hypnotist is blackmailed into working for criminals who are out to steal a precious artifact.

The Porter 1976

The porter Yusuf, whose only dream is to buy a car, is trying to finish primary school and get a driver's license. He deposits the money he earns from portering into the bank and finally saves enough money for a car. He goes to the bank with his daughter to get his account. At that moment, the bank is robbed, the robbers who take Yusuf's money from him kidnap his daughter, rape and torture her. The porter Yusuf, who carries the weight of the world on his back, will not let the robbers get away with what they did.

Four for All 1975

A group of men team up against a ruthless mob.

Azrail Peşimizde 1971

Irfan is an engineer working in the Highways Department. He is the controller of the Bosphorus Bridge, which was started to be built at that time, and the chief architect of the Third Golden Horn Bridge. Ali, one of Irfan's friends, becomes a land mafia.

Masked Devil 1970

Turkish masked hero.

Casus Kıran: 7 Canlı Adam 1970

Bad guys do bad stuff and Casus Kiran tries to stop them.

Kızıl Maske 1968

A vigilante known as Kizil Maske, or the Red Mask (Atasoy) must stop crime lord Al Kapon (Yildirim Gencer) acquiring a genius professor’s formula for rapid plant growth.

Spy Smasher 1968

Casus kiran (spy smasher) and his sidekick Sevda fights against a gang of evil spies.

Killing in Istanbul 1967

Kilink visits Istanbul to grab a destructive formula which is in the hands of an once-collaborate scientist, Professor Houloussi. He murders him, kidnaps his daughter, tortures her in some gloomy dungeon, and then kidnaps more people and tortures them but still, the formula remains hidden. Meanwhile, the son of Professor Houloussi is blessed by a Devinne spirit and turns into Superman! But will he be a worthy opponent to the unbeatable and evasive master of all criminals, Kilink?

Balatlı Arif 1967

Arif is a young man who lives with his family in Balat. He supports his family by working as his father's horse carriage driver. Gülşen, the long-time girlfriend of Arif, who is studying at medical school, waits for the day when school ends and they get married. However, Arif falls in love with Çiğdem, the daughter of a rich family, whom he met at school. Caught between two different lives, Arif is forced to make a choice.

Killing vs. the Flying Man 1967

The first sequel to KILINK ISTANBUL'DA picks up right where the 1st installment left off. Superman manages to locate Kilink's hideout on a remote island where his fiancé and her father are being held behind bars. Meanwhile, Kilink's scientists finally manufacture a lethal destructive canon-like weapon that is able to blast away even portions of mountains.

İnce Cumali 1967

Şark Yıldızı 1967

Kahraman Üçler 1961