

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.

Cüneyt Arkın
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Lead
Çetin İnanç
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Metin Erksan
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Halit Refiğ
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Yılmaz Atadeniz
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Kunt Tulgar
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Memduh Ün
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Hülya Koçyiğit
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cem Kaya's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”