The Other Side of Beyoğlu (1986) [N/A]
Featuring:
Tarik Akan, Oya Aydogan, Erdal Özyagcilar
Written by:
Hüseyin Kuzu
Eyüp Halit Türkyazici
Directed by:
Serif Gören
Release Date:
January 1, 1986
Original Title:
Beyoğlu'nun Arka Yakası
Genres:
Thriller
Production Countries:
Turkey
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of a night in the chaotic backstreets of Beyoğlu in Istanbul. The day he receives his wage, and after arguing with his wife, Haydar (Tarik Akan) leaves the house in a fury and heads to Beyoğlu for a wild night out. However, a prostitute and her pimp bring him such troubles, and he finds himself penniless and in police custody.
Haydar (Tarik Akan) is a government official who has marital problems. One night as a result of a quarrel with his wife, he goes out and starts wandering in the dark streets of Beyoglu, a nightclub district on the European side of Istanbul. In every corner of this place, he encounters with drug addicts,drunks,pimps,transvestites and prostitutes.Soon after, he finds himself drinking and chatting with a homeless boy named Badi in a bar. With the influence of alcohol, he tells Badi that he is looking for a lady to spend the night with. In order to help Haydar, Badi introduces him to Disco Carli (Erdal Ozyagcilar) a taxi driver/pimp who takes him to Zumrut (Oya Aydogan), a cheap prostitute. After some time in a honky tonk, they continue the night in a trashy hotel room where Zumrut leads Haydar to get drunk and fall asleep. He wakes up after a short while and realizes she has gone along with all of his money. He spends the rest of the night looking for Carli and Zumrut to get his money back.
