The Other Side of Beyoğlu

The film takes place over one night. On the day he gets his wages, Haydar argues with his wife. He storms out of the house and heads for Beyoğlu. What he wants is a night out. In the street he meets a boy. From the boy he learns of a man called Çarli. Çarli is one of the known pimps of the district. Haydar finds him at a gambling house. He asks for a woman he can pay to be with. Çarli finds him someone called Zümrüt. Zümrüt then takes all his money and disappears. Haydar goes after the pair of them. He roams the night trying to get his money back. The night does not go the way he wanted. Towards morning he finds himself in police custody. Tarık Akan and Oya Aydoğan appear in the ninety minute film, a Turkish production Şerif Gören finished in 1986.