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68 minutes of pure Turkish exploitation chaos — double identities, gangsters, and zero chill.
IMDb
48

Akrep (1980)

pulp fever dreamso-bad-it's-illegalTurkish cinema gold

Overview

Adventure

A fast-paced, action-packed film about the death of Akrep, who wants to steal a large sum of money from a gang, and the adventures of Kemal, who takes his place thanks to his resemblance to Akrep.

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Content warning
identity and impersonationcrime doesn't pay (usually)fate and coincidencemasculine ego and hubris

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Questionable fight choreography that somehow survived OSHA.

Production

Micro-budget ambition that dreams bigger than its wallet.

Acting

Behçet Nacar playing two roles with subtlety nowhere.

Best for:Friends: Drunk movie night with people who appreciate beautiful disasters.·Rewatch: Catch new ridiculous details each chaotic viewing.·Background: You won't follow the plot anyway, embrace the noise.
Heads up:Violence: Scrappy fight scenes with gloriously fake punches.
Yılmaz Atadeniz

Director

Yılmaz Atadeniz

ReleasedApr 11, 1980
Runtime1h 8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Behçet Nacar

Behçet Nacar

Ayfer Özcan

Ayfer Özcan

Giray Alpan

Giray Alpan

Kerem Can

Kerem Can

Celal Yonat

Celal Yonat

Süheyl Eğriboz

Süheyl Eğriboz

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Yılmaz Atadeniz was a prolific Turkish director who cranked out dozens of low-budget action films in the Yeşilçam era, often ripping off Hollywood blockbusters with charmingly limited resources.

Trivia

The 68-minute runtime suggests either ruthless editing or that they simply ran out of film stock — both equally plausible in Turkish exploitation cinema.

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