Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated.

Transcending the dichotomy of good and bad with its charmingly bizarre narrative, The Man Who Saved the World, dubbed Turkish Star Wars, is a puzzle of audacious appropriations. Çetin İnanç’s frenzied imagination crafts an absurdist legend, beckoning every cinephile into its unorthodox embrace.