The Man Who Saved the World (Turkish Star Wars) with guest Iain Robert Smith

For this episode we are exploring the wild world of Turkish exploitation cinema with the help of Dr Iain Robert Smith. If, like Laura, you have ever struggled to get through The Man Who Saved the World (Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam, 1982, Çetin Inanç), perhaps this deep dive will help encourage you to have another go!You can find the film in full, with English subtitles, on YouTubeEd Glaser's really great short documentary can also be found on YouTubeThis article on The Guardian is also pretty helpful: "Attack of the killer Jedi! The bizarre story of Turkish Star Wars"Here's a great review from Michael Brooke, who saw the restored version on its UK tourYou can get in touch with us via Twitter @secondfeatures or our email [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Please also leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.