The Enemy

Ismail (Aytac Arman) is the educated Turk who travels to Asia from Istanbul to escape crushing unemployment in this somber social drama. With an ailing mother-in-law, a bitter wife, and a pretty young daughter to support, he takes a job as a dog killer. Ismail is saddened to see young women his daughter's age forced into prostitution. When he returns home to ask his father and brother for an advance on his inheritance, his wife leaves him. The enemy in question refers to unemployment.

• Release date
• January 2, 1980
• Runtime
• 125 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Zeki Ökten

Cast

Aytaç Arman Ismail Güngör Bayrak Naciye Ahmet Açan Lütfü Engin Hüseyin Kutman Şevket Altuğ Abdullah Muadelet Tibet Ahmet Sert