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The Man from Deliorman (Deliormanlı)

The Man from Deliorman (Deliormanlı) (translated)

Movie · 2016 · 8 people

Murat Şeker directed Deliormanlı, a Turkish drama and boxing film that was released on April 1, 2016. Made by SugarWorkz and TAFF Pictures, it drew about 149,000 viewers in Türkiye and took roughly 1.6 million lira. One critic observed that boxing films are rare in Turkish cinema and that the template left by Rocky is hard to escape.

Savaş Türkyılmaz (Sarp Levendoğlu), a national boxer with a European title, is known in the ring as "Deliormanlı." After losing his wife he quits and vanishes. When his mother's treatment costs pile up, he decides to fight again. Television journalist Hülya Yiğit (Birce Akalay) tracks him, curious about the story behind him. As he trains for a big final bout, the greatest obstacle for them both is the well-known manager and mob boss Tahsin Kara (Gürkan Uygun). The cast also includes Danny Williams (Tommy Dixon), Sema Poyraz, Yücel Erten and Derya Şensoy as Savaş's late wife.

Şeker wrote the script with Ali Tanrıverdi. Serhat Ersöz composed the music, Soykut Turan shot it and Aytekin Birkon edited. Mars Entertainment Group distributed it.

DirectorMurat Şeker
Production companySugarWorkz, TAFF Pictures
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Birce Akalay Birce Akalay Actor · 42 years old Hülya Sarp Levendoğlu Sarp Levendoğlu Actor · 44 years old Savaş Türkyılmaz Derya Şensoy Derya Şensoy Actor · 36 years old Yeşim Murat Akkoyunlu Murat Akkoyunlu Actor · 53 years old Collector Gürkan Uygun Gürkan Uygun Actor · 52 years old Tahsin Kara Yücel Erten Yücel Erten Stage actor · 81 years old Yakut Abi Altan Gördüm Altan Gördüm Actor · 67 years old Bob Fisher Murat Serezli Murat Serezli Actor · 57 years old

Also in the cast: Danny Williams, Sema Poyraz

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

A boxing film, a ring, a comeback story and a mafia-boss manager in the mix: all the material a fan of pace could want. The build-up to the big final keeps curiosity alive. But escaping the Rocky template is hard, and one critic has said as much. It follows a familiar road, but for boxing fans it is still enjoyable.

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

One critic has written that boxing films are rare in Turkish cinema, so Murat Şeker's attempt can be counted a sign of nerve. Loss of a wife, a mother's treatment costs, a mafia manager: the genre checklist is almost completely ticked. As one critic noted, it is not easy to escape the template Rocky left behind, and how well the film manages it remains an open question. Where the script, which Şeker wrote with Ali Tanrıverdi, could break the formula, it can choose to follow it. The ambition is admirable, the originality limited. The boxer's bond with the television reporter could have been the one door to a fresh take on the genre's classic mold, and it does not seem to have been pushed hard enough.

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

There is boxing, but do not think of it as a family film: a man who has lost his wife, his mother's treatment costs, a mafia-boss manager. Heavy themes and ring violence are possible, so it is not really for small children. Fine to watch with older kids and adults. The message of falling and getting back up is a good one.

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