A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.
Cinematography
Harsh sunlight becomes a character—oppressive, beautiful, cruel.
Acting
Erol Taş's Osman: pure parasitic entitlement, magnificently hateable.
Director
Metin Erksan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Erksan's 'Village Trilogy,' this helped establish Turkish cinema's rural realism movement alongside Yılmaz Güney.
Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear winner—first Turkish film to snag top prize, beating Fellini's 8½ that year.
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