Bilo the Banker

1980 1h 25m TR

👍

7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 83

DramaComedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Bilo is a goodhearted man who wants to marry the cutest girl in the village but needs money to take the consent from her father. His best friend Mahmut offers him a way to go to Germany and work in a factory to save up the money he needs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

İlyas Salman
Bilo
Şener Şen
Maho
Meral Zeren
Zeyno
Ahu Tuğba
Necla
Münir Özkul
Hasan
Ali Şen
Ali
Cahit Kaşıkçılar
Yere Tüküren Adam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ertem Eğilmez
Writers: Sadık Şendil, Yavuz Turgul
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Ertem Eğilmez, shot by Ertunç Şenkay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

ERA

Did you know

İlyas Salman and Şener Şen and Meral Zeren carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0263102 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ertem Eğilmez directs. Ertunç Şenkay behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
346 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ertem Eğilmez, shot by Ertunç Şenkay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6İlyas Salman and Şener Şen and Meral Zeren carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0263102 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.