Atla Gel Şaban

One of Kemal Sunal's comedies from the 1980s. Şaban is a man of small means whom nobody takes seriously. One day he notices that he predicts the results of horse races correctly. It does not happen once; it keeps happening. The news spreads. People who ignored him until now gather around him at once: those claiming to be relatives, those offering partnerships and those wanting a tip. The men around the betting business hear about it too. For them this is not a talent but an investment; they want Şaban under their own control, and the wish turns into force. The humour runs in Sunal's familiar pattern: a quiet, meek-looking man outwitting people stronger than himself. The subject underneath is how relationships change in the face of money; who is a friend and who is after something becomes clear only when there is money in the pocket. Kemal Sunal plays Şaban. Nevra Serezli and Dinçer Çekmez are in the cast. Natuk Baytan directed; he made many films with Sunal. A familiar production for anyone who likes Turkish comedy and the films of Kemal Sunal. For a viewer expecting something new, the film keeps to the patterns of its period and holds few surprises.