Handsome Pickpocket

Hırsız Kız is a Turkish-Iranian co-production, known in Iran as Handsome Pickpocket. Shot in 1968, it blends comedy, musical and sentimental elements and was directed by Türker İnanoğlu. As its title suggests, it tells a lighthearted romance set in a petty-crime atmosphere. It was made by Erler Film, with Esmail Kushan and Türker İnanoğlu as producers.

Filiz Akın plays the lead, a character credited under the names Mehtap and Yıldız. Kartal Tibet plays Ömer, İreç Baran plays Orhan Varol, Hüseyin Baradan plays Mahmut and Mürüvvet Sim plays Raziye. Among the Iranian cast, Homayun plays the gardener and Malek Motiee plays Selim Bey. Iraj Ghaderi, Hulusi Kentmen, Gülistan Güzey, Necdet Tosun, Funda Gürçen and Suat Geyik also appear.

Safa Önal wrote the screenplay, Çetin Gürtop was the cinematographer and Metin Bükey composed the music. Sohban Koloğlu was art director and Mehmet Bozkuş technical director. The film is recorded in both Turkish and Persian, and at roughly ninety minutes it stands as one example of the cinema partnership between the two countries.