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The Enemy (Turkish: Düşman) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, written, produced and co-directed by Yılmaz Güney with Zeki Ökten during Güney's second imprisonment, featuring Aytaç Arman as Ismail an overqualified young Turkish worker who unable to find employment is reduced to poisoning the local stray dogs and begging his father for part of his inheritance. The film was screened in competition for the Golden Bear at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it won an Honourable Mention and the OCIC Award. It was also scheduled to compete in the cancelled 17th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, for which it received four Belated Golden Oranges, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.
Original Release
01/02/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aytaç Arman | Ismail |
| Güngör Bayrak | Naciye |
| Güven Sengil | Nuri |
| Kamil Sönmez | Rifat |
| Sevket Altug | Abdullah |
| Hüseyin Kutman | Sevket |
| Ahmet Açan | Diyarbakirli |
| Fehamet Atilla | |
| Atiye Oklu | |
| Fehmi Yasar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aytaç Arman | Ismail |
| Güngör Bayrak | Naciye |
| Güven Sengil | Nuri |
| Kamil Sönmez | Rifat |
| Sevket Altug | Abdullah |
| Hüseyin Kutman | Sevket |
| Ahmet Açan | Diyarbakirli |
| Fehamet Atilla | |
| Atiye Oklu | |
| Fehmi Yasar | |
| Hikmet Çelik | |
| Asuman Arsan | |
| Gülten Kaya | |
| Lütfü Engin | Ismai's father |
| Muadelet Tibet | Ismail's mother |
| Hasan Ceylan | Feyyat |
| Macit Koper | Ismail's brother |
| Hüseyin Erisen | |
| Enver Erol | |
| Coskun Aktemel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Yilmaz Güney | Producer |
