Feyzo, The Polite One
A good-natured peasant’s quest to marry his beloved becomes a mischievous revolt against bride-price customs and feudal landlord power.
Overview
A peasant's quest for love leads to a comedic clash of tradition and ambition in a feudal village.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- classic comedy night
- political satire viewing
What critics said
The film is broadly celebrated for Kemal Sunal’s comic performance and its sharp, enduring satire of feudal and patriarchal social structures.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maho Ağa protects his landlord status by expelling Feyzo when the returning peasant threatens the established hierarchy.
Feyzo is forced into exile in the city and returns carrying experiences that create new problems for the village landlord.
Feyzo's attempt to marry Gülo is obstructed by her father's exorbitant financial demand and his mother's competing plan to buy an ox.
Kemal Sunal's comic Feyzo confronts bride-price customs, maternal pragmatism, and landlord authority through exaggerated obstacles and reversals.
Films like Feyzo, The Polite One, and why
The Firemen's Ball
shared rural social satire, class conflict, irreverent humor, and an anti-authoritarian comic protagonist
The Dictator's New Clothes
shared village-based political allegory, broad comedy, and critique of entrenched authority
The Marriage of Maria Braun
shared folk-comedy sensibility, marriage obstacles, patriarchal customs, and resistance to social hierarchy
Movie Details
- Director
- Atıf Yılmaz
- Release Date
- 1978-11-01
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (120)
Cast
- Kemal Sunal
- Şener Şen
- İlyas Salman
- Adile Naşit
- Müjde Ar
- Erdal Özyağcılar
- İhsan Yüce
- Reşit Çıldam
- Bahri Ateş
- Abdullah Ferah
Common questions
- What is Feyzo, The Polite One about?
- A good-natured peasant’s quest to marry his beloved becomes a mischievous revolt against bride-price customs and feudal landlord power.
- What is Feyzo, The Polite One like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Feyzo, The Polite One as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Feyzo, The Polite One violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Feyzo, The Polite One.
- What did critics think of Feyzo, The Polite One?
- The film is broadly celebrated for Kemal Sunal’s comic performance and its sharp, enduring satire of feudal and patriarchal social structures.
- Which films are like Feyzo, The Polite One?
- Films with a similar feel include The Firemen's Ball, The Dictator's New Clothes, and The Marriage of Maria Braun.
- How long is Feyzo, The Polite One?
- Feyzo, The Polite One runs 83 minutes.
