''Agit'' translated as ''Lament'',) is a 1972 Turkish film directed by

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were made f ...

. The screenplay was written by Güney and produced for his production company, Güney Film.

Plot

Coban and his four comrades are smugglers who live in the bleak, inaccessible mountains. They are hard, pitiless men like the county they live in, whose daily commerce is in greed, danger, betrayal and murder.

Production

''Agit'' is Guney's final Western film. After a prolonged absence from the genre, having directed numerous urban gangster films, Guney returned to the western in the early 1970s. This film combines the Western genre with a mystical folk tale, imbued with a leftist political perspective. Shot on location in the rugged mountain terrain of Eastern Anatolia, the film explores social and political themes.

Awards

In Adana Film Festival, ''Agit'' won many awards, including Best Picture, Best Director,Best Screenwriter and Best Actor for Yılmaz Güney. Also Best Cinematographer for Gani Turanli.

References

{{Reflist 1972 films 1972 drama films Turkish drama films Turkish independent films 1970s Turkish-language films Films set in Turkey Films directed by Yılmaz Güney Turkish Western (genre) films