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Kabadayi

Original title: Kabadayı
2007 · 2 h 31 min
Directed by Ömer Vargı · Turkey · Turkish Cinema
ActionCrimeDrama

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Cast

Şener Şen Kenan Imirzalioglu İsmail Hacıoğlu Asli Tandogan Rasim Öztekin Süleyman Turan

Credits

Written by: Yavuz Turgul

Plot

Ali Osman is a former bully of city of Istanbul. But lately he gives up bully and starts to operate a synthetic pitch. He often meets his old friends, former bullies, too. One day Ali Osman receives a news which is related with his previous passionate life. Then the whole action stats as a chain of events.

Sinekatalog’s take

A former neighbourhood tough tries to live quietly, until the past comes calling. The film has swagger and nostalgia for old Istanbul codes of honour, though it leans on familiar gangster beats. A crowd-pleaser for fans of local crime drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (26,311 votes)
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