Eskiya aka The Bandit (Turkey , 1996)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.3
Release Year - 1996
Country - Turkey
Genres - Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Synopsis : The film is about a Kurdish bandit who comes to Istanbul after serving a 35-year jail sentence. It blends fairy tale elements while carrying the notion of reality within a fictional story.


The epic adventures of the legendary Baran the Bandit following his release from prison. After serving 35 years, it is no surprise that the world has changed dramatically. Still, Baran can't help but be shocked to discover that his home village is now underwater thanks to the construction of a new dam. He then heads for Istanbul to get revenge upon his former best friend, the man who snitched on him and stole his lover Keje. Along the way, Baran teams up with Cumali, a tough young punk who finds the thief's old-fashioned ways rather quaint. When Cumali gets into deep trouble with a crime boss, Baran adds another vengeful task to his roster.

Awards - 1997 Bogey Awards (Won) - Series of German film awards based on the number of people seeing a film within a given time frame
1998 Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival  - Gold Dolphin (Won) - Annual film festival in Portugal awarding films from countries producing less than 30 features per year. Gold Dolphin is the main award of the festival.

Special Mention - Turkey's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film - 1969
Enormously popular in its native Turkey where it drew in 2.5 million viewers and in Germany where it won a Bogey Award.
Rated by more than 15k users on IMDb

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