Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- absurdist
- social satire night
- 1980s cinema viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
İbrahim's economic pressure and sudden public nudity make class frustration visible as mass entertainment.
İbrahim becomes an overnight sensation after beginning to run naked.
The comic premise transforms a nervous breakdown into a vehicle for examining class differences and public reaction.
Nudity is the film's defining recurring image and the mechanism of its protagonist's unexpected notoriety.
Films like Naked Citizen, and why
The Firemen's Ball
Shared blend of working-class frustration, absurdist comedy, and social critique.
The Full Monty
Shared darkly comic treatment of economic precarity, public spectacle, and institutional absurdity.
Being There
Shared satirical examination of class pressures through an ordinary protagonist's destabilizing public behavior.
Movie Details
- Director
- Başar Sabuncu
- Release Date
- 1985-09-05
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (53)
Cast
- Şener Şen
- Nilgün Akçaoğlu
- Pekcan Koşar
- Zihni Küçümen
- Candan Sabuncu
- Kamran Usluer
- Bilge Zobu
- Ertuğrul Bilda
- Tuncay Akça
- Renan Fosforoğlu
Common questions
- What is Naked Citizen about?
- An economically cornered man becomes a bizarre public sensation when his nervous breakdown sends him running naked through the city.
- What is Naked Citizen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Naked Citizen as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Naked Citizen violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Naked Citizen.
- Which films are like Naked Citizen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Firemen's Ball, The Full Monty, and Being There.
- How long is Naked Citizen?
- Naked Citizen runs 82 minutes.
