''Yarınsız Adam'' is a Turkish political film by

Remzi Aydın Jöntürk Remzi Aydın Jöntürk (September 15, 1936 – September 2, 1987) was a Turkish filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He directed more than 72 feature films in his long career. Jöntürk is credited for creating and directing some of t ...

, the first in his trilogy. It was succeeded by ''Satılmış Adam'' ('' Sold Man'') and ''

Yıkılmayan Adam ''Yıkılmayan Adam'' (''The Indestructible Man'') is a 1977 Turkish political film directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk. It is the final film of his " The Adam Trilogy", following the 1976 ''Yarınsız Adam'' (''Man Without Tomorrow'') and '' Sat ...

'' (''Indestructible Man''), both filmed in 1977. The film is about the story of Murat, portrayed by

Cüneyt Arkın Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and physician. Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is widely co ...

. Murat helps his friend, Kemal, when they are escaping from the police because they steal to survive. This help costs Murat badly and he is sent to prison. During the runtime of the film, viewers see the world from the eyes of a criminal, who lived his childhood in poverty, and understand the gap between the rich and poor in Turkey. Just like the themes of the other political films of Jöntürk, there is a socialist message, an attribution to the inequality of the system. Jöntürk prefers to do it rather sharply in some scenes of the film. For example, the poor little boy that gets in the car of Murat directly states that the rich and the poor can't be friends because wealthy people can't understand the feelings of poor people.

Cast

... Murat Demir ** Levent İnanır ... young Murat * Betül Aşçıoğlu ... Zeliş * Bilal İnci ... Baba * Macit Flordun ... Kemal ** Ömer Kahraman ... young Kemal * Orhan Alkan ... Danışman * İhsan Baysal ... Murat's driver Kemal * Yüksel Gözen ... Akif Danaoğlu * Mine Sun ... Kemal's wife * Kahraman Kral ... Ferhat * Yusuf Çetin ...

Characters

* Murat - a man who gained success in the criminal world, without wanting to be a part of it. * Kemal - Murat's childhood friend who later becomes the primary school teacher of their town. * Zeliş - Murat's sister. Later becomes a prostitute because she can't find another job. * Baba - a mafia leader who meets with young Murat in prison. He wants to gain his old power with the help of him. * Danışman - business advisor of Baba, who later betrays Murat.

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