''The Enemy'' ( tr, Düşman) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, written, produced and co-directed by

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary wo ...

with

Zeki Ökten Zeki Ökten (4 August 1941 – 19 December 2009) was a Turkish film director. Biography He was born on 4 August 1941 in Istanbul. Zeki Ökten was interested in theatre during his education at the Haydarpaşa High School. He entered his filmm ...

during Güney's second imprisonment, featuring

Aytaç Arman Aytaç Arman (born Veysel İnce; 22 June 1949 – 26 February 2019) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1971 and 2019. He starred in the 1979 film '' The Enemy'', which won an Honourable Mentio ...

as Ismail an overqualified young Turkish worker who unable to find employment is reduced to poisoning the local stray dogs and begging his father for part of his inheritance. The film was screened in competition for the Golden Bear at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it won an Honourable Mention and the OCIC Award. It was also scheduled to compete in the cancelled 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for which it received four Belated Golden Oranges, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Cast

as Ismail * Güngör Bayrak as Naciye * Ahmet Açan as Diyarbakirli * Sevket Altug as Abdullah * Fehamet Atilla * Hikmet Çelik *

Hasan Ceylan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People * Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...

as Feyyat * Lütfü Engin as Ismai's father * Macit Koper as Ismail's brother * Hüseyin Kutman as Sevket * Güven Sengil as Nuri *

Kamil Sönmez Kamil Sönmez (4 March 1947 – 20 December 2012) was a Turkish folk singer and actor. He is best known for his folk songs from the Black Sea Region of Turkey. In 1998, he received the title of "state artist". He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage ...

as Rifat * Muadelet Tibet as Ismail's mother * Fehmi Yasar

Awards

* 30th Berlin International Film Festival **Honourable Mention **OCIC Award * 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival **Belated Golden Orange for Best Director:

(won, also for '' The Herd'') **Belated Golden Orange for Best Actress: Güngör Bayrak (won, shared with

Melike Demirağ Melike is a Turkish female given name, and it means ''queen''. People named Melike include the following: * Melike Bakırcıoğlu, Turkish basketball player * Melike Günal (born 1998), Turkish weightlifter * Melike Mama Hatun Melike Mama Hatu ...

for ''The Herd'') **Belated Golden Orange for Best Actor:

(won, shared with

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. ...

for '' The Sacrifice'' and ''The Herd'') **Belated Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress: Fehamet Atila (won)

References

External links

* 1979 films 1979 drama films Films set in Turkey 1970s Turkish-language films Films directed by Zeki Ökten Films directed by Yılmaz Güney Turkish drama films {{Turkey-film-stub