The Guard

Synopsis

In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.

Cast

Müjdat Gezen

Murtaza

Güler Ökten

Murtaza'nın Karısı

Halil Ergün

Müdür

Macit Koper

Palavracı Tefo

Menderes Samancılar

1. işçi

İhsan Yüce

Azgın

Orhan Çağman

İbrahim Usta

Ferda Ferdağ

Akile Hala

Ajlan Aktuğ

Ferhat

Ülkü Ülker

Fatma

Nurettin Şen

3. işçi

Neslihan Acar

Cemile

—

Halil Ökten

—

Reha Bilgen

Ramazan

Selahattin Fırat

Nuh

—

Saim Yavuz

2. işçi

Damla Coşkunoğlu

Büyük kız

—

Refik Durbaş

Ali Demirel

Erdal Özyağcılar

(Halil Ergün Seslendirmesi)

Crew

Camera

• Ertunç Şenkay Director of Photography

Directing

• Ali Özgentürk Director
• Leyla Özalp Assistant Director
• Fehmi Yasar Assistant Director

Sound

• Sarper Özsan Music
• Arif Sağ Songs
• Ersan Uysal Sound Director

Writing

• Orhan Kemal Story
• Işıl Özgentürk Screenplay