Hababam Class Gives Birth to Nine (Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor)

Hababam Class Gives Birth to Nine (Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor) (translated)

Movie · 1978 · 10 people

Released in 1978, Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor is the fifth film in the popular Hababam Sınıfı (Chaos Class) series and a Turkish comedy. Directed by Kartal Tibet, it mixes dramatic comedy with romance and runs about an hour and twenty-five minutes. It was made by Arzu Film, with a screenplay credited to Rıfat Ilgaz and Sadık Şendil. Tibet replaced Ertem Eğilmez, who directed the first four.

The film also closes several chapters of the series. It is the first without Kemal Sunal, who played İnek Şaban, and the first without the trio of Sunal, Tarık Akan and Halit Akçatepe. It is also the last in the series for Münir Özkul, Ahmet Arıman, Feridun Şavlı, Şener Şen and Muharrem Gürses.

Into the class of troublemakers comes Bilo, the son of an eastern tribal chief, who acts like the class boss from day one. Another newcomer at the school is Hürrem, a teacher who cannot stand men. Everyone talks about Ayşe and Ömer's romance, and when Ayşe becomes pregnant, hiding it is anything but easy. Münir Özkul plays Mahmut Hoca (Kel Mahmut), Adile Naşit is Hafize Ana and Şener Şen plays Badi Ekrem, with Perran Kutman, Şevket Altuğ and İlyas Salman also in the cast. Ahmet Arıman and Feridun Şavlı return as Hayta İsmail and Domdom Ali.

DirectorKartal Tibet
Production companyArzu Film

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

The fifth Hababam Sınıfı film carries a bittersweet air of farewell for anyone who loves the series. There is no İnek Şaban, no trio of Kemal Sunal, Tarık Akan and Halit Akçatepe, and the gap is impossible to miss. Still, when Münir Özkul's Mahmut Hoca and Adile Naşit's Hafize Ana appear, the familiar warmth comes back; the tenderness those two masters show the class is the real heart of the story. Şener Şen's Badi Ekrem is a treat too. Don't expect the flavour of the early films, but seeing Münir Özkul as Mahmut Hoca one last time is worth a lot.

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

Hababam Sınıfı is a series viewers of every age know, and this one is easy to put on with the family. The school pranks, the back-and-forth between teachers and pupils and Hafize Ana's kindness will make the whole house laugh. Ayşe's struggle to hide her pregnancy is part of the story, so younger children may ask questions, and the answers are up to the parents. Those hoping for Kemal Sunal may be a little disappointed. A pleasant evening for ages twelve and up.

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

This 1978 school comedy carries clues about how its era saw identity and hierarchy. Bilo, the son of an eastern tribal chief, walking in like the boss of the class could have set up a real clash between old hierarchies and the order of the school; the film mostly uses him as a stock comic type, which looks dated today. Hürrem, the teacher who cannot stand men, is a similar caricature. On the other hand, the way Ayşe's pregnancy has to be kept secret hints, through the laughter, at the social pressure on young women at the time. Hafize Ana, meanwhile, is a warm embodiment of the idea of the school as one big family.

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