Bird of Fortune Vintage

Bird of Fortune Vintage

1989 · 92 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Comedy

Osman, who lives a poor life with his wife, children, and mother-in-law, earns his living as a porter. His debts to the local shopkeepers and his landlord have piled up like a mountain. To make matters worse, he is constantly belittled by his wife Leman and mother-in-law! One day, the neighborhood ticket seller Şakir forces him to buy a lottery ticket. Osman hides the ticket somewhere but forgets where he put it. When Osman learns that the jackpot has been won by one of the tickets sold by Şakir, he mistakenly believes it is his and is overcome with joy.

Directed by Kartal Tibet · Written by Erdoğan Tünaş

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Kemal Sunal Osman Abalı
Yasemin Yalçın Leman
Nevzat Okçugil Osman'ın Kaynanası
Bülent Kayabaş Patron
Şemsi İnkaya Piyangocu Şakir Sucu
Kuzey Vargın Abbas Kara
Reha Yurdakul Osman'ın Müdürü
Nevzat Açıkgöz Görmemiş Komşu
Turgut Özatay Kumar Masasındaki Adam
Hale Haykır Görmemiş Komşunun Eşi
Faruk Savun Kumar Masasındaki Adam
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