Kapıcılar Kralı (1977)
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Kemal Sunal, Bilge Zobu, Özcan Özgür, Sevda Ferdag
A new building manager brings tension to the working life of a doorman who came to Istanbul with his family seeking a better life.
The story
Seyit arrives in Istanbul with his wife and two children, hoping for a better life. He works as a doorman in a large apartment building, while his wife cleans in people’s homes. Seyit gets along quite well with the building’s former manager, but has a poor relationship with the new manager, who takes over after the former one resigns.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Seyit (Kemal Sunal) comes to Istanbul with his wife and two children, hoping for a better life. He works as a doorman in a large apartment building, while his wife goes to people’s homes to clean. Seyit gets along quite well with the building’s former manager, but has a poor relationship with the new manager who takes over after the former one resigns. Able to turn events in the building to his advantage and secure his position, Seyit gradually takes charge of everything that happens there and practically has the residents wrapped around his finger. Before long, he makes a fortune. Turning every opportunity that comes his way into a source of financial gain, Seyit eventually buys a 51 percent stake in the building and begins to earn the residents’ respect.
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