Memed is a fugitive with a sole purpose to find and execute bandits in the mountains to avenge the death of his wife. One day he saves a woman from the hands of bandits…
Acting
Güney's volcanic screen presence before stardom.
Cinematography
Craggy Turkish mountains as character.
Direction
Güney directing himself with feral confidence.
Director
Yılmaz Güney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Güney would be imprisoned twice more, directing Yol (1982) from jail via smuggled notes—this early work shows his obsessions forming.
Part of Turkey's 'mountain film' wave, using the Taurus range as a stage for feudal violence that mirrored 1960s rural class tensions.
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