Review of Midnight Express (1978) by Élo B — 30 Apr 2009

Look, I know this is no Turkish travelogue and there are millions of bleeding hearts out there who feel that Billy Hayes got a raw deal, but if you ask my opinion I think that five years in a Turkish prison is getting off pretty light.

For gosh sakes, the man was smuggling drugs(!). This film, as controversial as it is, probably did as much damage to Turkey's illegal hashish trade as it did to it's international tourism.