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Bitter Rice (Acı Pirinç)

Bitter Rice (Acı Pirinç) (translated)

Movie · 1971 · 4 people

Yılmaz Duru directed Acı Pirinç (Bitter Rice), a Turkish drama made in 1971. Shot in colour, it runs about 63 minutes and is listed with a release date of 1 September 1972. Melek Görgün, Salih Güney and Erol Taş share the lead roles. Counted among the revenge-themed dramas, it is also listed among the adult-oriented Yeşilçam films.

In the film Melek Görgün plays Ayşe, Salih Güney plays Kerem and Erol Taş plays Ömer Ağa. Erol Taş is an actor known for Yeşilçam's villain types. The cast also includes Engin Tara (Kazım), Hasan Ceylan (Cemal), Sırrı Elitaş (Mustafa), Mine Sun, Sabahat Işık and Seyhan Gümüş (workers), Giray Alpan and Niyazi Gökdere (a customer). The worker roles in the cast list suggest the story partly unfolds around working life.

Sabahat Duru wrote the screenplay and Ünsal Aybek produced it, with Renk Film as the production company. Sertaç Karan is the cinematographer, Mustafa Kent the editor and Sabah Duru the art director. Melek Görgün is dubbed by Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, Salih Güney by Hayri Esen and Erol Taş by Agah Hün.

DirectorYılmaz Duru
Production companyRenk Film

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Erol Taş Erol Taş Actor · died at 72 Ömer Ağa Melek Görgün Actor · 77 years old Ayşe Salih Güney Salih Güney Actor · born 1945 Kerem Leman Akçatepe Actor · 1918 – 1992

Also in the cast: Engin Tara, Hasan Ceylan, Sırrı Elitaş, Mine Sun, Sabahat Işık, Seyhan Gümüş, Giray Alpan, Niyazi Gökdere

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

The worker roles in the cast list of Acı Pirinç suggest that part of the story unfolds around working life. Ömer Ağa, played by Erol Taş, points by his very title to the imbalance between power and labour. Yeşilçam's revenge dramas liked to turn social anger into a personal story about the wronged settling the score. The film being counted among Yeşilçam's adult-oriented productions also recalls how cinema's audience was changing in the early seventies. Its short running time of about 63 minutes looks too tight for deep social analysis, but it is an interesting record for anyone tracing how the working world of the period appeared on screen.

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

This film is not suitable for family viewing. It is listed among Yeşilçam's adult-oriented films and is a drama built on revenge. I'd advise against putting it on with children or teenagers around. A lighter film is a better pick for a family evening. For adults who love the actors of old films, it's a short option at about 63 minutes.

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

Seeing Erol Taş's name brings back that unforgettable villain's face of Yeşilçam, here in the role of Ömer Ağa, whose very title suggests a hard man. A cast built with Melek Görgün and Salih Güney promises the familiar air of the period's popular dramas. Having master voices such as Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, Hayri Esen and Agah Hün in the dubbing is a treat of its own for lovers of old films. Still, being a revenge story aimed at adults makes me suspect it may lack the warmth and moral centre I look for.

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