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Propaganda (1999 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Propaganda' is a 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan etin. 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 .
Production
The film was shot on location in Hatay, Turkey.
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 Akpnar as Rahim
* Meltem Cumbul as Filiz
* Rafet El Roman as dem
* Meral Orhonsay as ahane
* Ali Sunal as Mahmut
* Nazmiye Oral as Azamet
* Mge Orukaptan as Nazmiye
* Berfi Dicle as Melek
* Kenan Baydemir as Hamdi
* Nail Krmzgl as Kopuk Yaar
* Turgay Aydn as Cemil
* Cem Safran as Abuzer
* Zaven idemolu as Deli Selami
* Baycan Baybur as Komiser Muavini
* Ayegl Yurdakul as Kyl Kadn
* Cengiz Deveci as Belediye Bakan
* zcan Pehlivan as Asker
* Bahar Uan as adiye
* Sultan Ylmaz as Rahim'in Annesi
* Ahmet Tok as Gen Kyl
* zeyir Tok as Selcuk
* Turgut Giray as Cemil
* Sinan etin as Sheakespeare
Release
Festival screenings
* 4th Shanghai International Film Festival (October 2231, 1999)* 18th Istanbul International Film Festival
Reception
Awards
* 'Won:' 4th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet* 'Won:' Bogey Award
References
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