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Don't Touch My Şaban! (Dokunmayın Şabanıma)

Don't Touch My Şaban! (Dokunmayın Şabanıma) (translated)

Movie · 1979 · 15 people

Osman F. Seden wrote and directed Dokunmayın Şabanıma ("Don't Touch My Şaban"), a Yeşilçam comedy from 1979. It opened on 1 March 1979, was shot in colour on 35 mm and runs about 75 minutes. It brings Kemal Sunal back as Şaban, the character he made one of the best-loved comic types in Turkish cinema, in a comedy of swapped places in which all the confusion comes from two men and a young woman trading roles.

Şaban, a driver with an eye for the ladies, is held for bothering women, and in detention he runs into an old friend, Ökkeş. Ökkeş's father wants him to marry the daughter of a friend, Oya; having no wish to marry, Ökkeş sends Şaban in his place. Oya, for her part, does not want to commit before she knows her future husband, so she changes places with the household maid. Both Ökkeş and Şaban fall for the "maid" and, without knowing who she is, end up competing for her. Sunal (Şaban) and Ahu Tuğba (Oya) lead the cast, with Ercan Yazgan as Ökkeş and Halit Akçatepe as Fedai; Reha Yurdakul, Diler Saraç, Saadet Gürses and Ali Şen also appear.

The film was produced by Kemal Sunal and Fatma Girik, with cinematography by Cahit Engin. The production company was Can Film.

DirectorOsman Fahir Seden
Production companyCan Film

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Kemal Sunal Kemal Sunal Film actor · died at 55 Şaban Ahu Tuğba Ahu Tuğba Actor · died at 69 Oya Ercan Yazgan Ercan Yazgan Actor · died at 71 Ökkeş Halit Akçatepe Halit Akçatepe Actor · died at 78 Fedai Ali Şen Ali Şen Actor · died at 70 Temel Reha Yurdakul Osman Fahir Seden Film director · died at 74 Oya's Father (Çelikçizade Ali) Ünal Gürel Actor · 1935 – 2002 Fatsalı Osman Diler Saraç Saadet Gürses Kadir Kök Hakkı Kıvanç Hakkı Kıvanç Actor · died at 83 Osman's Man Coşkun Göğen Coşkun Göğen Actor · 80 years old Dance Teacher Gülten Ceylan Akif Kilman

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

Kemal Sunal's Şaban is one of Turkish cinema's best-loved comic types, and this film brings that warmth back to life. Swapped-identity games are among the sweetest conventions of old comedies; here Ökkeş, who has no wish to marry, sends Şaban in his place, while Oya trades places with the maid, and a charming muddle follows. With Halit Akçatepe and Ercan Yazgan, the cast feels like a Yeşilçam family. That Kemal Sunal and Fatma Girik produced it adds another tender touch. With films like this, the point is less the belly laugh than that innocent, heartfelt air.

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

Kemal Sunal films usually work for every age, and this one does too. The role-swap game is a funny muddle that even children can follow easily. One caution, though: the story opens with Şaban detained for bothering women, which by today's standards may need a word of explanation for younger kids. About 75 minutes, short and light. Grandparents and grandchildren can watch it together.

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

Written and directed by Osman F. Seden, the film puts every piece of a classic swapped-places comedy in its proper place: two men, a young woman hiding who she is, and misunderstandings that keep growing. The editing is economical, a structure that wraps up in about 75 minutes without falling apart. But almost all the humour leans on Kemal Sunal's screen persona; the openings the situation comedy creates are rescued by the actor's charisma rather than by a finely tuned script. The camera is mostly functional and visually it barely stands apart from standard colour productions of the day. The upshot: a well-oiled example of the genre that doesn't push its limits, and owes most of its worth to Şaban.

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