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 particularly to the forsaken rural world. The two former friends meet again. Due to the influence of Azem, Ahmed gradually becomes aware that his life is a failure.
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Yılmaz Güney
Azem
Known for
Hope
Semra Özdamar
Semra
Known for
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Ahu Tuğbay
Ahu
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Aynı Yolun Yolcusu
Kerim Afşar
Cemil
Also in
The Legend of Battal Gazi
The Fall of Leaves
Civan Canova
Halil
Known for
The Gift
Azra Balkan
Necibe
Also in
Aşkımızda Ölüm Var
Certainly One Day
Melike Demirağ
Melike - Cemil's sister-in-law
Also in
The Herd
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Nizam Ergüden
Muhittin - Cemil's brother
Known for
Trickster
Hope
Yusuf Tunalıoğlu
Also in
Varyemez
Özden Yüce
Known for
Salako
Yılmaz Güney Director · Çetin Tunca Screenplay Oğuz Atay Writer
First release October 1, 1974 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Arkadaş
Production
Güney Film
Production
Türkiye
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Original title
Arkadaş
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · October 1, 1974
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