
September 12, 1985 · 40 years old

A group of people in an eastern Turkish village are enlisted to throw a big and brash wedding in ten days notice.

The budding friendship between two very different neighbours takes a tragic turn when David runs over a young woman and causes her death.

Young Ostap and swindler Ibrahim Bender seek a golden rod concealed in one of three coffins, facing rivals. Ibrahim mentors Ostap in trickery. Ostap outshines his teacher, transforming into the famed Ostap Bender.