Based on real events, this story traces a young district governor’s moral awakening as he confronts a powerful landowner in rural Adana. What begins as a routine bureaucratic act soon turns into a struggle to shield villagers from exploitation, greed, and the threat of malaria.
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Cast
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Tarık Akan
Kaymakam
Known for
The Road
The Chaos Class
Meral Orhonsay
Doktor Zeynep
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The Road
Propaganda
Kamran Usluer
Haşim Ağa
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The Bandit
Naked Citizen
Tuncel Kurtiz
Abuzer Dayı
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The Magnificent Century
Ezel
Ali Demir
Katip Tahsin
Known for
The Blue Bead
Menderes Samancılar
Ahmet
Known for
I Saw the Sun
Yılmaz Kurt
Known for
King of The Guards
Feyzo, The Polite One
Kaplan Tarsuslu
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On Fertile Lands
Yetimler Ahı
Yusuf Çetin
Known for
The Blue Bead
Davaro
Necmettin Çobanoğlu
Known for
The Road
Ahmet Gün
Rauf Ozangil
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Yolcular
Erden Kıral Director · İhsan Yüce Writer
First release March 1, 1979
Production
Irmak Film
Production
Languages
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · March 1, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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