An ingenuous countryman Ali Nazik migrates to Istanbul and meets producer Mr. Muhsin to have his first album.
Acting
Şener Şen's world-weary producer — every sigh tells a story
Direction
Turgul's Istanbul as character: overwhelming, seductive, cruel
Score
Arabesk songs that ache with unfulfilled longing
Director
Yavuz Turgul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arabesk music was the voice of rural migrants flooding 1980s Istanbul — this film captures that cultural earthquake in real time.
Uğur Yücel actually learned to play saz for the role; Şener Şen reportedly improvised half his cynical asides.
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