Devil, My Friend
1988 · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Fantasy
Fatih is a musician who can never seem to get where he wants to be. One day, he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for fame. But over time, he realizes that people are worse and smarter than the devil.
Directed by Atıf Yılmaz · Written by Ümit Ünal
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Mazhar Alanson Fatih -
Ali Poyrazoğlu Şeytan -
Yaprak Özdemiroğlu Özgür -
Deniz Türkali Lavinya -
Bülent Kayabaş Birol -
Tarık Papuççuoğlu Mesut -
Özkan Uğur Okan -
Ayhan Sicimoğlu Gökhan - C Celal Hüsrev Şeref
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