Süheyl Eğriboz, an actor known for his compelling performances, appears in Cellat (1975), a film that delves into the dark underbelly of revenge in Turkish cinema. With a career rooted in the gritty narratives of the 1970s, Eğriboz embodies the complex characters that populate this era of exploitation films. His role in Cellat highlights the moral ambiguities often found in grindhouse cinema, making him a notable figure in the cult film landscape.
Cellat
Architect seeks revenge and becomes vigilante after group of hoodlums break into his apartment and rape his wife and sister. Cellat, the Turkish version of Death Wish, sticks fairly close plotwise to the template of the American film, with some scenes and bits of dialogue being almost identical. However, it also deviates from its inspiration at times and is at its most interesting and valuable in these little moments, providing lurid snapshots of a place and a culture. Expectedly, and true to the heroes of Turkish genre cinema, the vigilante in this film is significantly more sadistic than his stateside counterpart and devises amusing means of dispatching his targets at the end. Along the way there’s a Turkish funeral, a very welcome bellydance, and distinctive, somewhat exotic music (played over and over again at intervals) and even some tits.
