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Troublemaker (Baş Belası)

Troublemaker (Baş Belası) (translated)

Movie · 1982 · 5 people

In 1982 Kartal Tibet directed Baş Belası ("Troublemaker"), a Turkish comedy with adventure and drama elements in its plot. It runs 91 minutes and opened in theaters on February 1, 1983. Its most notable feature is reuniting Yeşilçam's well-known comic duo Zeki Alasya and Metin Akpınar. It is a buddy comedy built on the forced partnership of two opposite characters.

At the center of the story is Zeki Gürses (Zeki Alasya), a repentant composer whom mafia men force to commit a murder. While he tries to come to terms with his past, his path crosses that of Metin (Metin Akpınar), a lovestruck man he meets on the road who keeps causing him trouble, and things get even more tangled. The pairing of Alasya and Akpınar carries the film's comic and tense turns. Settings and elements such as a casino, a music hall, a motel room, a hired killer and a suicide figure in the plot.

The screenplay was written by Süleyman Turan and the producer was Enver Özer, with Özer Film as the production company. The music is by Cahit Berkay and the cinematography by Salih Dikişçi. The film was shot in color on 35 mm.

DirectorKartal Tibet
Production companyÖzer Film

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Metin Akpınar Metin Akpınar Actor · 85 years old Metin Zeki Alasya Zeki Alasya Film actor · died at 72 Zeki Gürses Pembe Mutlu Hakan's older sister Mine Koldaş Necla Akman Kutay Köktürk Actor · 78 years old Tilki Nihat

Also in the cast: Nilgün Ceylan, Mustafa Koç, Mehmet Akdil

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

Seeing Zeki Alasya and Metin Akpınar together on screen again is a joy in itself. The duo's chemistry was one of the most dependable treasures of Yeşilçam comedy, and this film rests its whole weight on that rapport. Cahit Berkay's music and Kartal Tibet's sure craftsmanship frame the whole. Still, elements such as a hired killer, the mafia and a suicide may feel a little harsh to those who love Yeşilçam's gentler, more innocent comedies. In my view it is best watched for the pleasure of the scenes these two masters share.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Baş Belası applies the buddy formula of two opposite characters forced into partnership exactly as written: one a repentant composer settling scores with his past, the other a lovestruck man who keeps causing trouble. The formula is safe because it leaves the whole load to the two actors' rhythm. The trouble is that the script lines up a casino, a music hall, a motel room, a hired killer and a suicide one after another; that pile-up risks making the story feel more like a string of sketches than a whole. The shifts between comedy and tension also lean on the genre's easy solutions. Kartal Tibet's work is clean, but the structure trusts the duo's charisma too much and the script does not push them enough.

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

The Zeki and Metin double act is sure to make the grandparents laugh. But the story involves the mafia, a hired killer and a suicide. Comedy or not, it is not the right pick for small children. Older kids can watch it with an adult nearby. For parents and grandparents who love the old comedies, it is a pleasant evening film.

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