Revenge story in Istanbul. After being sent to prison, Şeref manages to escape and flee to the United States. Over the next twenty years, he works tirelessly and becomes a billionaire. With his vast fortune, he returns to Turkey after twenty years, driven by his longing for his homeland and his former lover. However, time has passed differently in Turkey than it has in America... Will Şeref, who returns to his country and loved ones with curiosity, be able to adapt to this change?
Acting
Şener Şen doing what he does best: dignified men humiliated by life.
Direction
Şerif Gören's final film—a melancholic farewell to his leading man.
Writing
The cruel irony of building an empire to win back a woman who's married.
Director
Şerif Gören
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the fifth and final collaboration between Şerif Gören and Şener Şen, ending one of Turkish cinema's most iconic director-actor partnerships.
Released during Turkey's 90s economic liberalization, the film satirizes the 'Amerikalı' (Americanized returnee) archetype that dominated Istanbul's emerging elite—wealthy, Westernized, and deeply out of touch.
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