"Baba" is a bitter melodrama set in Istanbul. A father is not able to earn enough money to feed his family. He is waiting to emigrate to Germany. When his landlord's son kills a man while drunk, the father is prepared to answer for the deed himself, provided that the landlord supports his wife and children. As there is little difference for the father between ten years in prison or ten years in a foreign country, he regards this to be the best solution.
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Yılmaz Güney
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Yılmaz Güney Director · Bekir Yildiz Author Şerif Gören Editor
First release January 2, 1971 · Produced in Türkiye · Production Irfan Ünal
Production
Güney Film
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Irfan Ünal
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Türkiye
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Original title
Baba
Original language
Turkish
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Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · January 2, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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