''Run for Money'' ( tr, Kaç para kaç) is a 1999

Turkish film Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also old known as ''Yeşilçam'' literally means ''The Green Pine'' in Turkish language), () or Türk sineması is the sobriquet that refers to the Turkish film art and industry. It is an important part of ...

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Reha Erdem Reha Erdem (born 1960 in Istanbul) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter. Biography He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He obtained a B.A. in Cinema Studie ...

. It was Turkey's submission to the

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for the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Premise

Selim, a down-on-his-luck owner of a clothing store in

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, boards a taxi one evening that contains a suitcase left behind by a previous passenger. The briefcase contains stacks of American $100 bills. Selim attempts to locate the owner of the briefcase, but the owner cannot be found. However, Selim learns the owner was a bank clerk who stole the money (totaling $450,000) from his place of employment. In the meantime, Selim stores the money in his shop. One day his store's cash register is robbed (and not the suitcase money). Selim gives in to temptation and starts to spend the money, at first only buying necessities but then gradually indulging in lavish purchases. This leads him down a dangerous path as he searches for the robber and tries to evade the owner of the suitcase.

Cast

Taner Birsel Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festival ...

as Selim *

Bennu Yıldırımlar Bennu Yıldırımlar Yarar (born 22 November 1969) is a Turkish actress known for her performance in ''Yaprak Dökümü'' as Firket Tekin, ''Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' as Nermin, ''Kadın'' as Hatice, and Süper Baba as Elif. Biography Her famil ...

as Ayla * Zuhal Gencer as Nihal *

Engin Alkan Engin Alkan (born 27 July 1965) is a Turkish actor. He has served at the Istanbul City Theatres as an actor and director. He is best known for hit comedy series 7 Numara. Between 1984–1989, he studied acting at the Istanbul Municipal Conserv ...

as Ahmet * Sermet Yesil as Çirak

Critical reception

Phil Hall of ''

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'' reviewed the film positively, writing that it "is a harrowing dissection of the nastier aspects of the human spirit. Filmmaker Erdem keeps the action flowing in swift, staccato rhythms that never veer into the predictable, and he wisely throws in inexplicable behavior which mirrors his protagonist’s increasingly warped inner emotions". He also commended Birsel's performance, saying the character

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is both an everyman and a fool, an object of pity and derision…a real person, perhaps too real for comfort at times, and Birsel's performance covers amazing ground."

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* * 1999 films 1999 black comedy films 1999 comedy-drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish black comedy films Turkish comedy-drama films 1990s Turkish-language films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub

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Cast

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