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Naked Citizen

1985 · 82 min Comedy Drama
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

A family man, pushed to the absolute brink by his failure to provide, is discovered running naked through the streets. This act of raw desperation unexpectedly catapults him to nationwide fame, transforming him into an unwitting icon and a beacon for millions trapped in poverty. His naked truth becomes a public spectacle, a personal crisis morphing into a collective symbol for a desperate society. The film masterfully navigates the blurred lines between madness and clarity, private shame and public adoration against a backdrop of systemic economic collapse.

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Original Title Çıplak Vatandaş
Year 1985
Country Turkey
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Başar Sabuncu
Runtime 82 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (48 votes)

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Director Basar Sabuncu crafts a biting, almost surreal parable about the currency of despair in a materialistic society. The film walks a razor's edge between bitter satire and profound human tragedy, offering no easy comforts to its audience.

What lingers after the final frame is a deeply uncomfortable meditation on what a society accepts as authenticity and what it demands from its most vulnerable. The film's power lies in its unsettling, timeless relevance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Başar Sabuncu

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Suffocating poverty, hysterical celebrity, the surrealism of public exposure.

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