Propaganda (1999 film)
Propaganda | |
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Directed by | Sinan Çetin |
Written by | Sinan Çetin Gülin Tokat |
Produced by | Sinan Çetin |
Starring | Kemal Sunal Metin Akpınar Meltem Cumbul Rafet El Roman Sinan Çetin |
Cinematography | |
Music by | Sezen Aksu Yavuz Çetin Erkan Oğur |
Production company | Plato Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 mins |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Propaganda is a 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin. The film, which is a darkly surreal comedy set in a sleepy village in the southeast Turkey in 1948, starred popular comedy actor Kemal Sunal, who died a year later in 2000. It was shown in competition at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival and the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Goblet, and went on general release across Turkey on January 5, 1999 .
Production[]
The film was shot on location in Hatay, Turkey.[1]
Synopsis[]
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will imminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
Cast[]
- Kemal Sunal as Mehdi
- Metin Akpınar as Rahim
- Meltem Cumbul as Filiz
- Rafet El Roman as Âdem
- as Şahane
- Ali Sunal as Mahmut
- as Azamet
- as Nazmiye
- as Melek
- as Hamdi
- as Kopuk Yaşar
- as Cemil
- as Abuzer
- as Deli Selami
- as Komiser Muavini
- as Köylü Kadın
- as Belediye Başkanı
- as Asker
- as Şadiye
- as Rahim'in Annesi
- as Genç Köylü
- as Selcuk
- as Cemil
- Sinan Çetin as Sheakespeare
Release[]
Festival Screenings[]
- 4th Shanghai International Film Festival (October 22–31, 1999)
- 18th Istanbul International Film Festival
Reception[]
Awards[]
- Won: 4th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet
- Won: Bogey Award
References[]
- ^ "Filming locations for Propaganda". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
External links[]
- Propaganda at AllMovie
- Propaganda at IMDb
- 1999 films
- Turkish-language films
- 1999 comedy-drama films
- Turkish films
- Films set in 1948
- Films set in Turkey
- Comedy films based on actual events
- Films shot in Turkey
- Turkish comedy-drama films
- Drama films based on actual events