Abuzer Kadayif [Abuzer Baklava]
Tunç Basaran, Turkey 2000, 90 min, OV with subtitles

The professor Ersin Balkan begins a successful career as a folk singer using the invented identity of Abuzer Baklava. As a music star and idol he soon becomes the object of manipulation by politics and the mafia, both threatening to uncover his true identity. The action-packed comedy was a box office hit in Turkey in 2000. It takes a critical look at the phenomenon of the »fun« society.
Most successful film in Turkey 2000

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ZKM