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His Father's Son (Babasının Oğlu)

His Father's Son (Babasının Oğlu) (translated)

Movie · 1986 · 4 people

Cüneyt Arkın directed and also stars in Babasının Oğlu (His Father's Son), a 1986 Turkish colour film. Hulki Saner wrote and produced it for Saner Film, and it was shot on 35 mm.

At its centre is the life story of a father and a son who were kept apart for years, ending happily. Arkın plays a character named Cüneyt. Nilgün Ersoy plays Gül, İsmail Hakkı Şen is Kemal, Muadelet Tibet plays Bedia and Halil Taşkın plays Halil; Yüksel Gözen is the dormitory director and Osman Bardakçı a dormitory attendant. Aydın Haberdar, Tevhid Bilge, Aysel Kiper and Ahmet Eskici are also in the cast, with Kadir Kök, Yılmaz Kurt, İbrahim Kurt and Mehmet Uğur as fedai. The veteran actor Sadri Alışık appears briefly as himself.

Ümit Ardabak was the cinematographer and Recep Pala the editor, with Kenan Uluergüven as assistant director and Nurettin İrişen as technical director. In the dubbing credits Toron Karacaoğlu voices Cüneyt Arkın and Haldun Ergüvenç voices Aydın Haberdar, under dubbing director Barış Ören. The film has since been digitally restored.

DirectorCüneyt Arkın
Production companySaner Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Cüneyt Aydın Haberdar Actor · 1936 – 2006 Tevhit Bilge Hulki Saner Film director · died at 79

Also in the cast: Aysel Kiper, Ahmet Eskici

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

With Cüneyt Arkın both behind and in front of the camera, this film feels like a mid-eighties attempt to hold on to Yeşilçam's old formulas once more. A father and son kept apart for years is one of this cinema's favourite veins, and sensing the happy ending from the start is exactly the comfort audiences came to the genre for. Sadri Alışık's brief appearance as himself reads like a greeting to old friends. Still, trying to melt sentimental drama, adventure and comedy in a single pot scatters the story's heart at times; the simplicity of the older father-and-son dramas is missed here.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

This is exactly what they mean by masala: drama, adventure, action and comedy in one film. With Cüneyt Arkın directing himself you expect plenty of room for action, and a cast list with four separate henchmen roles points that way. But jumping between genres this often risks breaking the pace, and the tension can sag whenever the sentimental scenes stretch out. Fans of Arkın's energy should still give it a go.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A father and son kept apart who reach a happy ending is a story that suits the family living room. The comedy side may hold the children's attention. But the film is mixed with action too, so expect fight scenes and stay close if very young children are watching. For grandparents who know Cüneyt Arkın, it is a familiar pleasure. A light choice for a weekend evening.

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