An adaptation of the famous Turkish writer Orhan Kemal's novella, 72. Koğuş is set in a dormitory at a prison during the Second World War. Among the "impoverished, dirty men" doing time for various types of thievery is 'Captain' Ahmet of Rize, a true murderers' murderer. One day, he receives one hundred and fifty liras from his all but forgotten, aging mother. The generous captain helps out both friend and foe within his dormitory. The other men, wanting to keep the money flowing, encourage the captain to take part in the gambling that the other, more affluent dormitories are so addicted to. The captain keeps winning and putting his winnings into his dormitory, buying his friends beds and blankets, renovating and repairing the place. Then the prison gopher Toady Niyazi decides to get more money out of the captain...CG
