1996 · 128 min · NR

The Bandit

Name: The Bandit
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Şener Şen, Uğur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yeşim Salkım, Kamran Usluer

Directed by Yavuz Turgul · Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Bandit (1996) is a Crime film, directed by Yavuz Turgul set in Istanbul during the 1990s.

A organized crime, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of betrayal, revenge, and love & longing run throughout.

Cinematography

Uğur İçbak

Cast

Şener ŞenUğur YücelSermin HürmeriçYeşim SalkımKamran UsluerKayhan YıldızoğluNecdet Mahfi AyralGüven Hokna

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Istanbul

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime

Themes

Betrayal Revenge Love & Longing

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Bandit

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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