Movielogr
Anxiety (1974)
Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Overview
This award winning, 1974 film by Yilmaz Güney, the legend of Turkish Cinema, tells the story of Cevher and his family and their daily struggles as seasonal workers in the cotton fields of Southern Turkey. Cevher depends on the family earnings from the fields to pay blood money for a murder one of his relatives committed. ANXIETY documents and criticizes the feudal traditions, corruption and inhumane working conditions, while the workers are coming to terms with the machines that are rapidly modernizing the landscape.
Length 78 minutes
Actors
Erkan Yücel | Kamran Usluer | Adem Tolay | Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray | Nizam Ergüden | Mehmet Eken | İnsel Ardan | Yaşar Gökoğlu | Ahmet Bayrak | Elçi Mehmet | Şehmuz Cemal | Necla Ali | Erdoğan Esenboğa | Ayton Sert | Doğan Bavli | Timuçin Caymaz | Abdurrahman Palay | Rıza Tüzün