The Poor
1975, Turkish. Directed by Atıf Yılmaz & Yılmaz Güney.
The semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. These three friends do not want to get out when they are released. What are Abuzer, Haci and Arap going to do when they will be out? They have no one, no jobs... Apart from Haci and Arap, everything will be the same for Abuzer, who doesn't know where to go. He will still be alone, starving on the streets of the big city.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 March 1975
- Original title
- Zavallılar
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
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The Poor runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Poor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1975. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Poor?
The Poor (1975) was directed by Atıf Yılmaz and Yılmaz Güney and stars Yılmaz Güney, Göktürk Demirezen, Güven Şengil.