The Guard

Overview

In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.

Cast

Müjdat Gezen

Murtaza

Güler Ökten

Halil Ergün

Macit Koper

Menderes Samancılar

İhsan Yüce

Orhan Çağman

Ferda Ferdağ

Ajlan Aktuğ

Ülkü Ülker

Nurettin Şen

Neslihan Acar