The Broken Landlord (Züğürt Ağa)

Nesli Çölgeçen directed the 1985 Turkish film Züğürt Ağa ("Poor Agha", also known as The Broken Landlord) from a screenplay by Yavuz Turgul. Blending comedy and drama, it is regarded as one of Yeşilçam's most successful films on the shift from feudalism to capitalism. It was produced by Kadri Yurdatap for Mine Film, with music by Attila Özdemiroğlu and cinematography by Selçuk Taylaner.

The story begins when the proud agha of Haraptar village sees his life turn upside down. His elderly father, Abdo, dies on the night he marries Kiraz, the young daughter of a tenant farmer, and that is the first in a chain of misfortunes. Villagers steal and sell his produce, and drought makes the land harder to hold. He hands the village over to politicians chasing dam projects and profit and moves to the big city, only to find that his old ways are useless there. Everyone leaves him, his wife included; the only person who stays by his side is Kiraz.

Şener Şen's performance as the agha is regarded as the film's standout. The cast also includes Füsun Demirel (Zeliha), Erdal Özyağcılar (Kekeç Salman), Nilgün Nazlı (Kiraz) and Can Kolukısa (the steward). The film reflects the social mood of the 1970s and 1980s and has since been restored in high definition.