Anxiety
1974 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 630 VOTES · DIR. Şerif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
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.
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]
00:20:52 Cotton I say. Cotton prices.
00:22:24 Fine. At the cotton fields all day long.
00:24:39 Bring it here.
00:27:32 - You'll collapse the car. - Cotton fields are so rich this year.
00:30:14 Dont you know we dont have such a tradition.
00:32:51 Yes you will say no to him.
00:33:56 - Do you know your wages? - No, we dont know.
00:36:54 - Hello Cevher - Hello
00:38:16 Yes I know it.
00:40:24 Do you buy in a bride or a sacrificial animal?
00:45:31 Do you know anything about agricultural worker rights?
00:49:52 Dont trust those strangers. Never think of calling a strike.
00:56:26 Stop it Cevher. Forgive her.
00:58:25 You've got your troubles, I've got mine...
00:59:28 ...will declare a high price for cotton.
01:01:39 What do you say. If it rains everything will be wasted.
01:05:35 ...no one can force them to work.
01:08:04 Damn you. You dont deserve my sister.
01:11:41 [i]...cotton prices. Although the prices are going down on stock markets...[/i]
01:14:11 In the old days, when our fathers were ruling those fields, the workers...
01:17:45 - If he cant collect the blood money then he will sell the girl.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed449
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:05:42
Final line01:17:45
Production Record
DirectorŞerif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes630