Baba (1971)
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Yilmaz Güney, Aytaç Arman, Feridun Çölgeçen
A poor father takes the blame for murder to secure money, then returns from prison seeking revenge for the family he left behind.
The story
A poor father is blocked on flimsy pretexts from traveling to Germany for work. In need of money, he agrees to take the blame for a murder in exchange for payment and spends many years in prison. When he is released, he discovers that his family’s circumstances have changed drastically: his son is involved with the mafia, and his daughter has fallen into prostitution. The father’s return brings him face to face with the consequences of his imprisonment and the man he holds responsible for the destruction of his family.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is about a poor father. After he is prevented on flimsy pretexts from going to Germany as a worker, he takes the blame for a murder in exchange for money. After spending many years in prison, he is released and finds his son involved with the mafia and his daughter having fallen into prostitution. As a result of all this, he is consumed by a desire for revenge against the man who caused him to go to prison, raped his wife, and got his son involved with the mafia. It is an emotional film that takes poverty as its central subject.
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