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The Bandit

Crime · Drama

The Bandit

7.3(363) 11/29/1996 2h 8m
CrimeDramaThriller

The film tells the story of a group of bandits captured in the Cudi Mountains 35 years ago. All of them have died, either from illness or vendettas; only Baran (Şener Şen) survives. After serving his 35-year sentence, Baran is released from Viranşehir Prison and learns that his birthplace is now submerged under the waters of a dam. Ceren Ana (Zübeyde Erden) tells him about the past. Baran is imprisoned because of the betrayal of his old friend Berfo (Kamran Usluer). Berfo stole the bandits gold, bought his childhood love Keje (Sermin Hürmeriç) from her father, and fled to Istanbul. While Baran is searching for Keje, he encounters a young man named Cumali (Uğur Yücel). These two men find solace in each other to avoid being swept away by the storms of the big city. And in this world where violence, betrayal, passion, boundless love and hatred intertwine, they try to survive.

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Top Cast

Şener Şen

Şener Şen

Baran

Uğur Yücel

Uğur Yücel

Cumali

Sermin Hürmeriç

Sermin Hürmeriç

Keje

Yeşim Salkım

Yeşim Salkım

Emel

Kamran Usluer

Kamran Usluer

Mahmut Şahoğlu/Berfo

Kayhan Yıldızoğlu

Kayhan Yıldızoğlu

Artist Kemal

Necdet Mahfi Ayral

Necdet Mahfi Ayral

Andrey Mişkin

Güven Hokna

Güven Hokna

Sevim Abla

Directed by

Yavuz Turgul

Production

Reviews

badelf

10/10

9/30/2025

Eskiya is like the Göbekli Tepe, an important, neolithic archaeological discovery in Turkey, unearthed from the depths of cinematic history. It has a value not just because of its age, but because it carries the weight of immutable truth. The digital version’s occasional uneven color grading, perhaps a casualty of its transition from celluloid, does little to dim its luster. This is otherwise a perfect movie, and the reasons why become lucid in retrospect. I normally like to delve into meaning first, but here, there are technical honors at the forefront. The cinematography is a masterclass in using the classic rules of film to turn Anatolia’s expansive beauty into something mythic. Ertunç Şenkay doesn’t just frame the landscape; he lets it breathe, deploying wide lenses to swallow th

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