Yaşar: Neither Alive Nor Dead

Yaşar: Neither Alive Nor Dead

1975 · 79 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

Yaşar Yaşamaz is officially considered "dead" because he appears in population records as having been killed in action in Çanakkale and Dersim, but he finds himself entangled in a vast bureaucratic labyrinth in order to prove that he is actually alive. At every stage of his life - unable to start school, join the military, marry, or inherit property - Yaşar faces absurd obstacles.

Directed by Ergin Orbey · Written by Ergin Orbey

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