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Wind (Rüzgâr)

Wind (Rüzgâr) (translated)

Movie · 1980 · 6 people

Drama, music and adventure come together in Rüzgâr ("Wind"), a Turkish film from 1980. Cüneyt Arkın directed it and Safa Önal wrote the screenplay. Abdurrahman Keskiner produced it for Umut Film. Shot in colour on 35 mm, it opened on 1 October 1980. Emel Sayın and Cüneyt Arkın play the leads.

Bekir lives happily with Emel, a famous singer. That life is upset when Deliormanlı Davut, a man Bekir once betrayed and sent to prison after working for him, is released. Davut is set to take revenge the moment he is out, so Bekir hires killers to be rid of him. Davut breaks through the siege and goes after Bekir again, but his aim is not to kill him quickly: he wants Bekir to live every second in fear of death. In the middle of this chase an unexpected love grows between Davut and Emel, a woman left by her husband.

Cüneyt Arkın plays Deliormanlı Davut and Orhan Alkan plays Bekir. Emel Sayın appears as a famous singer under her own name, and İbrahim Tatlıses appears as himself. Hüseyin Peyda is the lawyer. The music is by Selami Şahin and the cinematography by Muzaffer Turan. Nightclubs, singing and prison are prominent elements of the film's world.

DirectorCüneyt Arkın
Production companyUmut Film

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Emel Sayın Emel Sayın Actor · 80 years old Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Deliormanlı Davut Hüseyin Peyda Actor · died at 71 Lawyer Yadigar Ejder Actor · died at 43 İbrahim Tatlıses İbrahim Tatlıses Singer · born 1952 Jeyan Mahfi Ayral Tözüm Jeyan Mahfi Ayral Tözüm Actor · died at 95

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

Emel Sayın's voice, Selami Şahin's music and İbrahim Tatlıses appearing as himself: for a generation that loves nightclub songs, this film is a small treasure. Cüneyt Arkın is both director and Deliormanlı Davut here, and an unexpected love blossoming in the heart of a man bent on revenge is pure Yeşilçam. Safa Önal's script tries to blend the two feelings skilfully. I must admit, though, that the hired killers and the chase can sometimes drown out the pleasure of the songs. Even so, it is worth putting on for the songs alone.

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

Davut's plan hooked me straight away: rather than killing his enemy quickly, he wants him to live every second in fear of death. Breaking through the hired killers' siege is a solid promise of tension too. A revenge story directed by Cüneyt Arkın himself is a curiosity in its own right. The catch is that the film also mixes in drama and music, so the pace may drop whenever the nightclub scenes and songs step in.

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

The subject is revenge: a man out of prison wants the one who betrayed him to live in fear of death, and hired killers get involved. So it is not suitable for young children. There is also a nightclub setting and themes like being abandoned. Grandparents who love Emel Sayın's songs will enjoy the music. Fine to watch with teenagers, but pick something else for the little ones.

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