Rıfkı, who lives in Germany, returns to his village, which he left years ago, to sell the properties inherited from his late father. A few coincidences that occur upon his arrival in the village lead to his name being associated with the 'Saint' title.
Acting
Kemal Sunal's deadpan desperation as accidental holy man.
Writing
Razor-sharp village politics disguised as simple comedy.
Director
Natuk Baytan
Kemal Sunal
Rıfkı
Ali Şen
Satılmış Ağa
Turgut Özatay
Armutlulu Hasan
Ülkü Özen
Nuriye
Reha Yurdakul
Kahveci Rıza
Necdet Kökeş
Kötürüm Ahmet
Nizam Ergüden
Sabri
Yadigar Ejder
Hamza
Hakkı Kıvanç
Mustafa
Renan Fosforoğlu
Ahmet Efendi
Süheyl Eğriboz
Satılmış Ağa'nın Adamı
Kudret Karadağ
Satılmış Ağa'nın Adamı
Zeki Alpan
Arif Efendi
Celal Yonat
Köylü
Ali Demir
Köy Muhtarı
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kemal Sunal was Turkey's most beloved comedian; this role cemented his 'everyman trickster' archetype. The film satirizes both German-Turkish return migration and rural religious folklore.
Director Natuk Baytan shot the village scenes in Muğla; locals reportedly believed Sunal was actually a visiting holy man during filming.
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