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Fake Gangster

1976 · 77 min Comedy
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Kemal sells cotton candy at train stations, blissfully unaware his father is a mafia kingpin. His father's murder shatters this innocence, scattering the inheritance among Istanbul's underworld. Determined to reclaim what's his, Kemal embarks on a quixotic tour of the city's most notorious gangster dens. His guileless persistence, a stark contrast to the brutal environment, slowly forges an unlikely legend around the candy vendor, turning him into an unexpected force within the very world he never knew existed.

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Original Title Sahte Kabadayı
Year 1976
Country Turkey
Genre Comedy
Director Natuk Baytan
Runtime 77 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (72 votes)

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The film is a delightful tightrope walk between absurd gangster parody and a heartfelt coming-of-age tale, where the protagonist's greatest weapon is bewildering innocence.

What lingers after the laughs is the charming core of a son discovering his own path, proving that the real inheritance isn't wealth, but an identity forged on one's own terms. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Natuk Baytan

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The sun-drenched chaos of Istanbul's backstreets, the smoky gloom of waterfront taverns, the scent of roasting chestnuts and spun sugar.

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