Köçek | |
Director: | Nejat Saydam |
Producer: | Murat Köseoğlu |
Screenplay: | Nejat Saydam |
Cinematography: | Melih Sertesen |
Distributor: | Acar Film |
Runtime: | 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.
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]