The Enemy
1980, Turkish. Directed by Zeki Ökten.
Ismail (Aytac Arman) is the educated Turk who travels to Asia from Istanbul to escape crushing unemployment in this somber social drama. With an ailing mother-in-law, a bitter wife, and a pretty young daughter to support, he takes a job as a dog killer. Ismail is saddened to see young women his daughter's age forced into prostitution. When he returns home to ask his father and brother for an advance on his inheritance, his wife leaves him. The enemy in question refers to unemployment.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 January 1980
- Original title
- Düşman
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Yılmaz Güney
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The Enemy runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The Enemy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1980. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Enemy?
The Enemy (1980) was directed by Zeki Ökten and stars Aytaç Arman, Güngör Bayrak, Ahmet Açan.