Son Söz Benim

The Final Word Is Mine (Son Söz Benim) (translated)

Movie · 1970 · 4 people

Adventure, crime and drama all run through Son Söz Benim ("The Last Word Is Mine"), a Turkish feature shot in black and white in 1970. Yücel Uçanoğlu both directed the picture and wrote its screenplay, with Rafet Şiriner behind the camera as cinematographer and Enver Özer, Çetin İnanç and Işık Toraman sharing producing duties. Made by the companies Meç Film and Metin Film, it runs about 71 minutes.

The story follows Murat, an Istanbul police officer battling a gang that forces young women into prostitution. As newspaper reports of abducted girls multiply, the kidnapping of Filiz — daughter of the retired safecracker known as Fırtına Asım — becomes the key lead in the case. Gang boss Çapraz Cemal pressures Asım back into crime, and when he refuses, the conflict escalates; meanwhile policewoman Ayşe goes undercover as a dancer called "Kleopatra" in Cemal's nightclub to feed Murat intelligence. The finale sees Murat racing to intercept the boat meant to smuggle the captive girls abroad.

Murat Soydan stars as Murat, alongside Feri Cansel as Ayşe, Melek Görgün as Yıldız, Ayla Algan as Ayla and Bilâl İnci as Fırtına Asım; Behçet Nacar plays the gang leader Çapraz Cemal and Funda Postacı appears as Filiz. In keeping with Yeşilçam practice of the era, most of the cast was dubbed by well-known voice artists such as Sadettin Erbil, Alev Gürzap and Kemal Bekir.

DirectorYücel Uçanoğlu
Production companyMeç Film / Metin Film

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Son Söz Benim has every familiar shade of Yeşilçam's black-and-white crime films: a good-hearted cop, a former safecracker desperate to save his daughter, a nightclub, a villain and a race against the clock. Behçet Nacar's Çapraz Cemal belongs to the line of that era's memorable bad men. The dubbing by voices such as Sadettin Erbil, Alev Gürzap and Kemal Bekir adds a special flavour for lovers of old films. The story leans on formula rather than depth, and in 71 minutes everything is tied up a little hastily, but it is honest entertainment made for the audience of its day.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Short and quick: kidnapped girls, an undercover policewoman in a nightclub and a race to reach a boat, all in 71 minutes. Feri Cansel's thread, slipping into the gang under a new identity, is the tensest part. By today's standards the storytelling is old-school, but the pace rarely drops. A brisk evening adventure for crime fans.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Before putting on an old Yeşilçam crime film with the kids, know what it is about. The story follows a gang that forces young girls into prostitution, and the kidnapping and nightclub scenes are not for children. Grandparents may enjoy the familiar faces and voices. Better watched with older teens and adults.

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