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Bir Damat Aranıyor (1968)

Bir Damat Aranıyor poster
Directed by
Hulki Saner
Genre
comedy
Country
Syria, Turkey, Egypt
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

One twin is a famous football player and the other is an ordinary man. They have never met. People mistake the ordinary twin for his famous brother and treat him with respect. When the football twin disappears, the ordinary twin must take his place in a very important match. He wins the game for the team.

playfullightheartedcomedicconfusingwholesomemildly absurdfeel-goodunexpected hero

What happens

لاعب الكرة هو فيلم مشترك بين سوريا وتركيا ومصر. أنتج عام 1973 وهو من إخراج خلقي سانر. توأمان، لم يلتقيا قط من قبل، أحدهما لاعب كرة معروف، ويحقق المزيد من النجاح، أما الثاني فهو مواطن عادي، يقابل الناس الثاني فيتعاملون معه بالكثير من الاحترام، ويتصورونه الأخ المشهور، يغيب الأخ لاعب الكرة، ويضطر الأخ الثانى أن يحل مكان أخيه في مباراة بالغة الأهمية، وينجح في أن يكسب فريقه. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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