Köçek (film)

Köçek
Köçek
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nejat Saydam
Screenplay by	Nejat Saydam
Produced by	Murat Köseoğlu
Starring	Müjde Ar; Mahmut Hekimoğlu;
Cinematography	Melih Sertesen
Distributed by	Acar Film
Release date	1975 (Istanbul);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Köçek ("Dancing boy") is a 1975 Turkish romantic drama film written and directed by Nejat Saydam and starring the famous Turkish actress Müjde Ar.

Plot

A romantic drama about an androgynous boy named Caniko (Müjde Ar), who is abducted by a gang and forced to dress like a woman and be a köçek. A mob attempts to rape Caniko, but when they find out he's really a boy, they stab him. He's taken to hospital where he undergoes a sex change operation. Now he works as a belly dancer and by chance, meets his buddy Adnan (Mahmut Hekimoğlu), who falls in love with him without recognizing that they are old friends.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Müjde Ar as Caniko
Mahmut Hekimoğlu as Adnan
Nisa Serezli
İlhan Daner
Nevin Güler
Senar Seven
Yılmaz Gruda
Asuman Arsan
Yüksel Gözen
Handan Adalı
Nevin Nuray

References

^ Çiğdem Balım-Harding (1999). Turkey. Clio Press. p. 292. ISBN 9781576073117.
^ Ayşegül Oğuz (2007). Sinema söyleşileri. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi. p. 92. ISBN 9789756193662.
^ Agâh Özgüç (2008). Turkish film guide: 1917-2008. Ministry of Culture and Tourism. p. 321.