martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...
Filiz Akın
Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943) is a Turkish actress, writer and TV presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın gained a huge fan base in Turkey.Ediz Hun.
In September 2012, the film gained notoriety in a
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on
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that features the main character Zeynep (played by Akın) fatally shooting antagonist Ferruh (played by
Bülent Kayabaş
Osman Bülent Kayabaş (25 August 1945 – 19 April 2017) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2017.
He is particularly notable for his villain role in the 1973 film '' Karateci Kız'' where his character ...
) multiple times as he lets out several drawn-out screams until he falls to his death. The video, entitled "Worst movie death scene ever", has gained more than 17 million views since being uploaded on 26 September 2012.(28 September 2012) L'attore fa le piroette, la scena di morte peggiore di sempre ''
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'' Though the cited clip was edited from the original to add the long screams, viewers noted that the screams—as well as the slow-motion action of the actor being shot—only adds to the humor of the video.Joest, Mick (27 September 2012) Worst Movie Death Scene Ever And The Original Unedited Version ''Geek Tyrant'' It was also parodied in the '' Regular Show'' episode "Every Meat Burritos".
Plot
Zeynep lives with her old father. She has lost her ability to speak because of an accident. She needs an operation in order to be able to talk again. One day, five prison fugitives come to their house and kill Zeynep's father. The fugitives take their money and attack. Due to the shock, Zeynep regains her ability to speak. The fugitives are arrested but Zeynep wants to take revenge, therefore she says that the fugitives are not the ones who have attacked them. The police appoints Murat to make her give a statement. Murat teaches her how to use a gun and some karate, but she still doesn't know he is a cop. They fall in love and decide to get married. On their wedding, the prisoners kill Murat. Nothing can stop Zeynep now from taking revenge. She becomes a policewoman and traces the fugitives one by one.
Cast
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Filiz Akın
Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943) is a Turkish actress, writer and TV presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın gained a huge fan base in Turkey.Ediz Hun as Murat Akdoğan
* Hayati Hamzaoğlu as Bekir Bulut
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Bülent Kayabaş
Osman Bülent Kayabaş (25 August 1945 – 19 April 2017) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2017.
He is particularly notable for his villain role in the 1973 film '' Karateci Kız'' where his character ...
as Ferruh
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Nubar Terziyan
Nubar Terziyan ( hy, Նուպար Թերզեան; born Nubar Alyanak, 16 March 1909 – 14 January 1994) was a Turkish– Armenian actor.
Biography
Of Armenian descent, Nubar Terziyan was born in March 1909 in Istanbul. He went to Bezazyan Er ...
as Zeynep's Father
* Yesim Yükselen as Meral
* Kudret Karadağ as Riza Çakoz
* Oktay Yavuz as Kasim Arpaci
See also
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Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation (a portmanteau of "Bruce Lee" and "exploitation") is an exploitation film subgenre that emerged after the death of martial arts film star Bruce Lee in 1973, where filmmakers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea cast Bruce Lee l ...
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Kung fu film
Kung fu film () is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. It lacks the fantasy elements seen in ''wuxia'', a related martial arts genre that uses historical ...