When revolution eats its children, where does the idealist stand?
Şefik, a successful soldier, is one of the leading figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. When Abdulhamid II declares a constitutional monarchy, Şefik and his friends go to Istanbul. They plan to closely monitor the events unfolding there. However, it is here that Şefik will part ways with the society.
Acting
Mehmet Kurtuluş carries Şefik's disillusionment in every silence
Production
Painstaking recreation of 1908 Istanbul's political salons
Director
Ziya Öztan
Meltem Cumbul
Nimet
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Bnb. Şefik Bey
Halil Ergün
Talat Paşa
Tarık Akan
Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Çetin Öner
II. Abdülhamid
Memet Ali Alabora
Teğmen Arif
Haluk Kurtoğlu
Mehmet Şahabettin Paşa
Müjdat Gezen
Karagöz Oynatıcısı
Mustafa Alabora
Ömer Hilmi Efendi
Erdal Özyağcılar
Avlonyalı İsmail Kemal Bey
Nur Sürer
İzzet Hanım
İsmet Ay
Kamil Paşa
Güven Kıraç
Cavit Bey
Ali Poyrazoğlu
İslam Bey
Savaş Dinçel
Tevfik Paşa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Turkey's AKP era, the film's skepticism toward revolutionary utopianism sparked debate about whether it critiqued contemporary politics through historical proxy.
Tarık Akan's final major film role; the legendary leftist actor playing military strongman Mahmut Şevket Paşa created ironic casting discussions given Akan's own political activism.
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