A Conversation With the Filmmakers of 'When Men Were Men'
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Osman, who lives a poor life with his wife, children, and mother-in-law, earns his living as a porter. His debts to the local shopkeepers and his landlord have piled up like a mountain. To make matters worse, he is constantly belittled by his wife Leman and mother-in-law! One day, the neighborhood ticket seller Şakir forces him to buy a lottery ticket. Osman hides the ticket somewhere but forgets where he put it. When Osman learns that the jackpot has been won by one of the tickets sold by Şakir, he mistakenly believes it is his and is overcome with joy.
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Osman, who lives a poor life with his wife, children, and mother-in-law, earns his living as a porter. His debts to the local shopkeepers and his landlord have piled up like a mountain. To make matters worse, he is constantly belittled by his wife Leman and mother-in-law! One day, the neighborhood ticket seller Şakir forces him to buy a lottery ticket. Osman hides the ticket somewhere but forgets where he put it. When Osman learns that the jackpot has been won by one of the tickets sold by Şakir, he mistakenly believes it is his and is overcome with joy.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Erdoğan Tünaş
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Erler Film
Cast
Kartal Tibet
Director
Kemal Sunal
Osman Abalı
Yasemin Yalçın
Leman
Nevzat Okçugil
Osman'ın Kaynanası
Bülent Kayabaş
Patron
Şemsi İnkaya
Piyangocu Şakir Sucu
Kuzey Vargın
Abbas Kara
Reha Yurdakul
Osman'ın Müdürü
Nevzat Açıkgöz
Görmemiş Komşu
Turgut Özatay
Kumar Masasındaki Adam
Hale Haykır
Görmemiş Komşunun Eşi
Faruk Savun
Kumar Masasındaki Adam
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