Bekçi 39 years old

In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.

Credits

Bekçi Cast

Name Character
Müjdat Gezen He was 41, now 80 years old
Halil Ergün He was 38, now 77 years old
Güler Ökten She was 43, now 82 years old

Bekçi Crew

Name Department
Ali Özgentürk as Director. He was 40 (now 79) years old Directing
Bekçi poster
Bekçi (39 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 13, 1985
  • Runtime: 101 minutes