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A Turkish tour guide sleeps with the mob boss's wife. Spoiler: everyone loses.
IMDb
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Akrep (1986)

melodramatic noirtropical betrayal80s pulp fever

Overview

Adventure

Murat is a handsome tour guide. He takes a job on the mob leader Temel's boat. Temel's wife Sadiye fancies him, and Murat is also attracted to her beauty. They start an affair and meet in the boat when Temel is absent. For money laundering purposes, Temel transfers all his assets to Sadiye. However, Temel finds about Sadiye's affair with Murat. He assaults Sadiye and in return Sadiye wants to kill him. When Murat learns that Temel has hurt Sadiye, he kills Temel. Sadiye finds his gun and reports Murat to the police, as she is tired of him as well. Murat understands that he has been used by Sadiye in her dirty plot. He is very disappointed and Sadiye's life will turn into a nightmare.

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Content warning
toxic desireclass exploitationmasculine delusion

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ahu Tuğba's Sadiye weaponizes boredom into pure menace.

Production

Yacht setting screams 'we rented this for the weekend and filmed everything.'

Best for:Solo: Late-night Turkish pulp rabbit hole nobody asked for but you needed.·Rewatch: Spot the exact moment Murat's brain leaves his body.
Heads up:Violence: Mob beating scene, domestic assault by Temel.·Sexual Content: Adultery is basically the entire plot engine.
Osman F. Seden

Director

Osman F. Seden

ReleasedMay 6, 1986
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Erler Film
Sineray Film

Top Cast

Ahu Tuğba

Ahu Tuğba

Şadiye

Tarık Tarcan

Tarık Tarcan

Murat

Öztürk Serengil

Öztürk Serengil

Temel

Nuri Alço

Nuri Alço

Remzi

Coşkun Göğen

Coşkun Göğen

Rüstem

Tevhid Bilge

Tevhid Bilge

Salih

Süheyl Eğriboz

Süheyl Eğriboz

Yusuf Çetin

Yusuf Çetin

Necip Tekçe

Necip Tekçe

Turgut Özatay

Turgut Özatay

Orhan Elmas

Orhan Elmas

Memduh Ünsal

Memduh Ünsal

Faruk Savun

Faruk Savun

Ferhan Tanseli

Ferhan Tanseli

Muzaffer Cıvan

Muzaffer Cıvan

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Osman F. Seden directed over 100 films; this was his late-career pivot to erotic thriller territory.

Cultural

Ahu Tuğba was Turkey's blonde bombshell export, often playing destructive femmes fatales that scandalized conservative audiences.

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