Anxiety

1974 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 630 VOTES · DIR. Şerif Gören, Yılmaz Güney

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Overview

This award winning, 1974 film by Yilmaz Güney, the legend of Turkish Cinema, tells 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. ANXIETY documents and criticizes the feudal traditions, corruption and inhumane working conditions, while the workers are coming to terms with the machines that are rapidly modernizing the landscape.

Drama1970s

Dialogue Timeline — 449 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:05:42 Anxiety
00:09:46 No. I am helpless.
00:14:10 [i]...but the common people are more concerned about coal and fuel prices...[i]
00:20:54 They say one lira. But I dont believe them.
00:22:27 C'mon, c'mon, Tarzan is here.
00:24:48 C'mon entruck them all.
00:27:38 Look at this fly, following me as if we were army friends.
00:30:25 [i]...Radio playing prayers in Arabic language...[/i]
00:33:07 Lets put it here
00:34:19 But I want to smoke badly.
00:37:25 - Things are changed. - How?
00:38:25 What about Sehmuz then, he sold his daughter to the city
00:41:25 jinns will punish us
00:47:04 [i]...its time to break their fast...[/i]
00:52:46 Come here, c'mon watch my movies
00:57:51 In these hard days shall we lose our honour too
00:58:45 Be careful. They are conservative.
01:01:06 I do my best, but they dont agree. They want to sign an agreement.
01:04:48 Alright. Wont you load the gathered cotton on the truck.
01:07:30 They dont know how I need the money. I am desperate.
01:09:33 - OK then what is this strike problem
01:12:21 ...we started the strike all together and we will not retreat.
01:14:44 - If it starts raining...
15:00:00 in 45 days.

Cast & Characters

Erkan Yücel Cevher Kamran Usluer Ramazan Adem Tolay Fato Ayse Emel Mesçi Aliye Nizam Ergüden Osman Mehmet Eken Patron Insel Ardan Beyaz Yasar Gökoglu Sino Ahmet Bayrak Mehmet Elçi Mehmet

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed449
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:05:42
Final line15:00:00

Production Record

DirectorŞerif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes630