''The Enemy'' () 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 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 ...

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 Mention a ...

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 The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to '' Heartland'', directed by Richard Pearce, and '' Palermo or Wolfsburg'', directed by Werner Schroeter. The retros ...

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 The 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival scheduled to be held in Antalya, Turkey, in 1980, which was cancelled due to the declaration of martial law throughout the country following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, militar ...

, 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 as Feyyat * Lütfü Engin as Ismai's father * Macit Koper as Ismail's brother * Hüseyin Kutman as Sevket * Güven Sengil as Nuri * Kamil Sönmez as Rifat * Muadelet Tibet as Ismail's mother * Fehmi Yasar

Awards

**Honourable Mention **OCIC Award *

**Belated Golden Orange for Best Director:

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

Melike Demirağ Ayşe Melike Demirağ (born June 3, 1956, Istanbul) is a Turkish singer and actress. Known for her political songs in the 1970s, Demirağ became famous for her roles in Yılmaz Güney's 1974 film ''Arkadaş'' and his 1978 film ''Sürü''. The song ...

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

(won, shared with

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül; 13 October 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1965s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 October 1949. He ...

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 Film censorship in Turkey {{Turkey-film-stub