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Malkoolu Cem Sultan
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Wikipedia article
'Malkoolu Cem Sultan' (; ) is a Turkish historical action film by Remzi Aydn Jntrk. It is one of the numerous collaborations between the famous actor Cneyt Arkn and Jntrk. The film belongs to the wave of historical films in the Turkish cinema. The film is about the beloved comics character of Ayhan Baolu, 'Malkoolu'. The film was shot simultaneously in Turkish and in Persian. The Iranian version was released as 'Serzemin-e Delaveran' in 1971.
The main features of the movie has real historical basis as Malkoolu was regarded as one of the loyal Aknc families of the Ottoman Empire. The film is the dramatization of Baolu's comic book of the same name and tells the story of the life struggle of Cem Sultan and how Akncs help him. The leader of the Aknc troops, Malkoolu, trusts a peasant, Polat, and accepts him into his army and gives him the mission to safely guide Cem Sultan to his 'Frenk allies'. Cneyt Arkn portrays two characters in the film, as a part of his trademark style.
Plot
Cast
* Cneyt Arkn ... Polat / Malkoolu (Dual role)
* Glnaz Huri ... Melek
* Cihangir Ghaffari ... Cem Sultan
* Feri Cansel ... Jitan
* Suzan Avc ... Zhre
* Behet Nacar ... Gaddar Hamolka
* zdemir Han ... eytan Omerro
* Ayton Sert ... Hanc gor
* Aytekin Akkaya ... Raider
* Gnay Gner ... Raider
* Adnan Mersinli ... kz Abdi
* Tark imek ... Omerro's henchman
Political aspect of the film
Illustrating the class differences in society during the mid-Ottoman era is one of the key elements of the film. Poor peasant Polat has to kill a wealthy landlord because he tries to take Polat's lover away from him by stating that a peasant even doesn't have the right to talk to such an influential person. This depiction is a classic of Remzi Jntrk films, even for the action based ones, frequently emphasizing on class struggles in society. The film also has references to the medieval understanding of honor and how it was, in some cases, more significant than state affairs.
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