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Son (Oğul)

Son (Oğul) (translated)

Movie · 1974 · 7 people

Melih Gülgen directed the 1974 Turkish film Oğul ("Son") and produced it through his company Gülgen Film; it opened in cinemas on 1 March 1975. It was shot in colour. Nurettin Erişen wrote the screenplay, Yalçın Tura composed the music and Mustafa Yılmaz was the cinematographer. The film builds a story set in the countryside around village life, a parent's grief and the urge for revenge.

Alişan (Cüneyt Arkın) lives a quiet life in his village with his small son Aliş (Kahraman Kıral). When Aliş tries to drink from the fountain in the village square, a group of men stop him and set a dog on him before running off. Alişan fears the boy has contracted rabies and tries to take him to the city for treatment, while the men who set the dog on him are on their trail. When the symptoms appear, the father is forced into a terrible decision, and afterwards only revenge for his son is left to him.

Kâzım Kartal plays Cabbar, Reha Yurdakul the village landlord, Nizam Ergüden Sülo and Kadir Kök Keltoş; various actors play the landlord's men. Ören Film handled preparation and Yıldız Film the dubbing.

DirectorMelih Gülgen
Production companyGülgen Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Alişan Kâzım Kartal Kâzım Kartal Actor · died at 67 Kahraman Kıral Reha Yurdakul Süheyl Eğriboz Süheyl Eğriboz Actor · died at 86 Nizam Ergüden Actor · died at 70 Hüseyin Zan Hüseyin Zan Actor · died at 80

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

Oğul draws on the heaviest vein of Yeşilçam melodramas built around the loss of a child. The love between a father and his little son forms the film's moral centre, and Yalçın Tura's music supports the emotional register of the period. Yet for an eye raised on the classics there is a sadness here: the story sets out from tenderness and turns onto a road where only revenge remains. That dark turn stands harsher and more comfortless beside the Yeşilçam films that put warmth and hope first. Impressive for those looking for a strong father figure, but not a film that warms the heart.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

The plot runs on a solid tension engine: a father racing to get his son to the city for fear of rabies, with the men who did it hot on their trail. It's a race against both the clock and the enemy. Cüneyt Arkın's road to revenge will also appeal to genre fans. But this is a melodrama; when the emotional scenes stretch, the pace can sag, so anyone expecting pure action needs some patience.

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

This is not a film to watch with children. A dog is set on a small boy, the fear of rabies sits at the centre of the story and the father faces a terribly painful decision. Then comes revenge. The subject may shake even adults. Sensitive viewers, and especially parents of small children, should choose it knowing that.

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