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Arkadas
TURKEY · 1974

Arkadas

Yílmaz Güney
class struggle friendship tested by ideological differences betrayal of origins political commitment social mobility
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Synopsis

After betraying his social class, denying his peasant roots and fleeing his native village, Ahmed has become a successful businessman and has found a place in the sun among the bourgeoisie. Azem, his childhood friend, has followed a quite different way. refusing the rat race, he has remained close to people of humble origin. Politically committed, he aspires to be useful to his country and more pa

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