The Bandit

Original title: Eskiya

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Yesim Salkim, Sener Sen, and Ugur Yücel in The Bandit (1996)

Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.

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8.1/10

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- 6 wins

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Sener Sen

Baran

Ugur Yücel

Cumali

Sermin Hürmeriç

Keje
(as Sermin Sen)

Yesim Salkim

Emel

Kamran Usluer

Berfo
(as Kamuran Usluer)

Ülkü Duru

Mother of Emel

Özkan Ugur

Sedat

Necdet Mahfi Ayral

Andref Miskin

Kayhan Yildizoglu

Artist Kemal

Güven Hokna

Sevim

Kemal Inci

Mustafa

Melih Çardak

Demircan

Settar Tanriögen

Laz Naci

Celal Perk

Deli Selim

Ümit Çirak

Cimbom

Riza Sönmez

Avarel

Romina Özipekçi

Sekine
(as Romina)

Kezban Sardan

Fatma
(as Kezban Altug)

Director
- Yavuz Turgul
Writer
- Yavuz Turgul
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Trivia
This movie is exclusively regarded as the savior and the turning point of the Turkish cinema which was desperately struggling against the foreign films since 1980 and having difficulty to attract the domestic audience.

Goofs
When the kid uses the binoculars, it's obviously the view of a camera and camera focuses to different objects and people fast. Adjusting the focus of those manual binoculars can only be made by a wheel and using a finger. It's not a fast process.

Quotes
Baran: [to Cumali, on the hotel rooftop] Don't be afraid, you will just go to soil, then you will become soil, then you will walk to the body of a flower with waters. From there, you will reach the essence. A bee will get to the essence of the flower. Maybe, maybe that bee will be me.
[cries]

Connections
Referenced in The Life and Movies of Ersan Kuneri (2022)

Soundtracks
Firat Agiti/ The lament of Euphrates
Written by Erkan Ogur
Courtesy of Kalan Muzik

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9/10

Just one of the best films I've seen

From the cinematography to the plot, to the fine acting, this film is a great example of the diversity of film-making outside Hollywood. A triumph from beginning to end, this film is pretty difficult to pigeonhole as it has so many elements to it. Is it a thriller, is it a reflection on one man's life, is it a buddy movie, is it a revenge movie? It's all this and more. It's got a great pace about it and the depiction of city and country is nicely juxtaposed in many of it's scenes. It's a while since I've seen this film, but there are so many scenes which have stayed with me. I love this film, but damn it's difficult to find.