Arslan Kacar was born on March 1, 1954 in Elazığ and died of a heart attack in Istanbul on May 9, 2012. Kacar, who published his poetry book "Yakarış" in 1965 at a young age, stepped onto the stage by establishing the Elazığ Regional Theater with his secondary school friends in 1968. Between 1970 and 1972, he earned his living by drawing graphic novels.
The artist, who was accepted to Istanbul University Municipal Conservatory Theater Department in 1975, started acting professionally at Kenterler Theater and Istanbul City Theaters in the same year. However, after the coup of September 12, 1980, his education at the Philosophy Department of Istanbul University Faculty of Letters ended when he was arrested and expelled from school in 1982; He was also suspended from the theater in accordance with Law No. 1402, and during the three years he remained in prison, he directed plays and performed on stage, and was eventually acquitted and released.
Kacar, who entered the world of cinema as an actor in Güney Film in 1977, also took on duties such as assistant director, screenwriter and director over time. He worked with well-known directors such as Başar Sabuncu, Osman F. Seden, Ömer Kavur, Memduh Ün, Yeşim Ustaoğlu and Derviş Zaim; In 1995, he won the Yunus Nadi Feature Film Script Award with his script "Bir Sack of Darkness".
He shot films in Turkey with German, French, British and Danish teams, and also produced various documentaries, educational and promotional productions. In 1998, he published the children's book "Şafak Atı" by Kaynak Publications and the novel "Pepo Kuşu" by Berfin Publications in 2008.
On the theater stage, Kacar took part in many plays as both director and actor from 1975 to 2011; “Kağıthane Pleasure”, “Mother Courage and Her Children”, “Documents from the War of Independence”, “Marat – Sade”, “The Treasure of the Hall”, “Decision – 71”, “Spring Point”, “I Close My Eyes and Do My Duty”, “Crazy İbrahim”, “The Flag Raised Like This”, “What Matters is Life”, “This World Drives You Crazy”, He made creative contributions to productions such as “King Oedipus”, “Raspberry” and “Human Scenes from My Homeland”.
In 2003, he staged plays such as "Station" and "Sultan Gelin", and in 2007 and 2011, he also put his signature on works such as "Dream and Clarinet" and "Confrontation". His works in the field of cinema include the 2008 film "Filiz Never Be Sad".
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 13 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Born Again (1987)
- Hidden Face (1991)
- Night Journey (1987)
- Motherland Hotel (1987)
- Journey of the Scorpion (1997) — Meddah
- Blindfolded (1985)
- Gravity Loves: Tell Him I Love Him (1996)
- Mud (2003) — Mafia Element
- Waiting (1976)
- A Dead Sea (1989)
- Secret Children (2002) — Şerafettin
- Naked Citizen (1985)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
