The Bandit (1996) on Netflix
Baran leaves Viranşehir Prison after 35 years to find his village underwater and his betrayer gone. He meets Cumali, raised in the alleys of Beyoğlu, on the journey to Istanbul.
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Plot summary
After 35 years in Viranşehir Prison, Baran returns to his home village in eastern Turkey and finds it submerged beneath a dam reservoir. Ceren Ana tells him of the years he missed, and he learns that Berfo, once closer to him than a brother, arranged his arrest on Mountain Cudi and took his gold and his sweetheart Keje before disappearing. Rumor places Berfo in Istanbul. On the train there Baran meets Cumali, raised in the alleys of Beyoğlu, who has dreams of becoming a career criminal. Cumali's girlfriend Emel wants money for a brother in danger from other prisoners, and Cumali promises to find it.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Bandit (1996)
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- The Bandit is credited as the saviour and turning point of Turkish cinema, which had been desperately struggling against foreign films since the 1980s and had trouble attracting domestic audiences.
