2010 · Feature · 104 min
Deli Dumrul
Director Oğuz Yalçın
Cast: Emir Benderlioğlu, Sema Öztürk, Mustafa Üstündağ, Arzu Yanardağ, Tarık Papuççuoğlu, Rasim Öztekin, Fatih Yıldız
Wrongly jailed for helping a stranger, Durul returns as “Deli Dumrul” and seeks his own justice in the underworld.
A contemporary take on the Dede Korkut tale of Deli Dumrul. Honourable Anatolian youth Durul is framed while helping a wounded stranger and serves years inside. When he gets out he has missed education, wears a “killer” label, and knows only the prison code of manhood. He claims bridgeheads in a world ruled by the strong, seeking his own justice—and becomes protector to Can Baba’s daughter Fatoş (Sema Öztürk).
Directed by Oğuz Yalçın from Fatih Yıldız’s screenplay; producers include Arda Başkan and Barış Yıldırım. Released 26 February 2010 via Avşar Film / Warner Bros.