During the 60s, 70s and 80s, Turkey’s home grown movie industry (“Yeşilçam”), was one of the most productive in the world - churning out feature after feature for the domestic market at crazy speed. Demand was so great that screenwriters and directors began copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. Name any Western hit, and you’ll doubtless find a Turkish ‘remake’ - Wizard of Oz, Superman, The Exorcist, Rambo, and (infamously) Star Wars, to name a few. All of these titles and more acquired mind-meltingly bizarre Turkish versions that were literally and metaphorically translated to meet local needs, with startling results.

Viewed today, these often flat-out-insane films have little parallel. A mind-boggling mix of outright plagiarism merging head on with a hyper-inventiveness born of budgetary restraint, Yeşilçam somehow managed to pre-empt “sweded” culture, filtered through the prism of a professional film industry. Anyone who has seen the often baffling results can likely attest to their unique charms.

A fascinating glance across the country's tumultuous history of movie making, Cem Kaya’s new documentary tells the story of Yeşilçam, and meets the directors, producers, and actors behind the legend.

Brought to you, in association with Hellfire Video Club.

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