Anxiety (1974)
The story of Cevher and his family and their daily struggles as seasonal workers in the cotton fields of Southern Turkey. Cevher depends on the family earnings from the fields to pay blood money for a murder one of his relatives committed. On the cotton fields, people also have to compete with machines, which are preferred to human workers. Eventually, the workers unite and go on strike.
Director: Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 76 min
Release Date: June 12, 1974
Cast
- Erkan Yücel - Cevher
- Kamran Usluer - Remo
- Adem Tolay - Fato
- Ayşe Emel Mesçi - Aliye
- Nizam Ergüden - Osman
- Mehmet Eken - Patron
- İnsel Ardan - Beyaz
- Yaşar Gökoğlu - Sino
- Ahmet Bayrak
- Elçi Mehmet
Screenplay
Music: Sanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroglu
Editing: Şerif Gören
Production: Güney Film
Country: Turkey
Language: Kurdish, Türkçe
Original Language: tr
Keywords
politics, communism, working conditions
More Films by Director: Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Anxiety about?
- The story of Cevher and his family and their daily struggles as seasonal workers in the cotton fields of Southern Turkey. Cevher depends on the family earnings from the fields to pay blood money for a murder one of his relatives committed. On the cotton fields, people also have to compete with machines, which are preferred to human workers. Eventually, the workers unite and go on strike.
- Who directed Anxiety?
- Anxiety was directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören.
- Who stars in Anxiety?
- Anxiety stars Erkan Yücel, Kamran Usluer, Adem Tolay, Ayşe Emel Mesçi, Nizam Ergüden, Mehmet Eken.
- How long is Anxiety?
- Anxiety has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is Anxiety?
- Anxiety is a Drama film.
- Where was Anxiety produced?
- Anxiety was produced in Turkey.