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Two Angry Men

Movie · 1976 · 4 people

Two Angry Men is a 1976 Turkish-Iranian co-production directed by Ertem Göreç. Shot in colour, it mixes adventure and drama with political undertones. Erdoğan Tünaş wrote the screenplay and Berker İnanoğlu produced it; Er Film and Sezer Film are the companies behind it. At its core are two old friends who ended up on opposite sides of the law, one a mafia boss and the other a police commissioner.

Murat is a policeman's son who, after his father dies, grows up under the wing of commissioner Kemal. Years later he is at the top of the underworld, while Kemal keeps launching raids to shut the organisation down. The gang decides that the only answer is to kill Kemal, but once it emerges that he is Murat's childhood friend, the organisation begins to split. Murat has to protect Kemal from his own men, and Kemal is caught between doing his job and sheltering a criminal. Kadir İnanır plays Murat, Nasır Melek plays Kemal Tansel, Perihan Savaş plays Leyla and Bilâl İnci plays Arabo.

The story reaches beyond street violence: a lawyer, a factory owner, prison guards, convicts and striking workers all appear. Orhan Kapkı was the cinematographer, and the running time is about 87 minutes.

DirectorErtem Göreç
Production companyEr Film, Sezer Film

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Bilâl İnci Bilâl İnci Actor · died at 69 Kadir İnanır Kadir İnanır Film actor · died at 77 Nasır Melek Nasır Melek Actor · died at 88 Perihan Savaş Perihan Savaş Actor · 71 years old

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

The setup is bold from the start: a mafia boss on one side, a commissioner trying to bring the organisation down on the other, and a childhood friendship in between. The back-to-back raids, the gang's decision to get rid of Kemal and the crack that opens inside the organisation keep the tension alive. Kadir İnanır having to protect his friend from his own men raises the stakes nicely. At about 87 minutes, it does not overstay its welcome either.

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

Two old friends ending up on opposite sides of the law is one of the oldest formulas in crime drama, and Erdoğan Tünaş's script rarely strays far from that mould. Still, the film earns interest by not confining itself to street violence: a lawyer, a factory owner, guards, convicts and striking workers bring prison and factory settings into play. The real question is how much depth such a wide range of characters can get in about 87 minutes; the supporting figures risk staying merely functional. The dramatic weight gathers in the meeting of the two friends played by Kadir İnanır and Nasır Melek. Orhan Kapkı's colour cinematography supports Ertem Göreç's blend of adventure and drama. A familiar skeleton that the film tries to flesh out with social background.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

This 1976 film tries to place the social tensions of its time inside a crime story. Alongside the clash between the mob and the police, a factory owner, striking workers, a prison and its convicts all take the stage, which signals that the film is open to political and class undertones. A policeman's son rising to the top of the underworld leaves an interesting question about how personal fate and social conditions intertwine. As a Turkish-Iranian co-production, it also recalls the film partnerships of those years. How deeply these layers are explored is open to debate, but there are enough clues for anyone who wants to read the background.

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