Propaganda (1999 film)
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8.3/10 Sinemalar Directed by Sinan Çetin Initial release 5 March 1999 (Turkey) Music director Sezen Aksu, Yavuz Çetin Producers Sinan Çetin, Cemil Çetin | 7.1/10 IMDb 2.4/5 AlloCine Cinematography Rebekka Haas Director Sinan Çetin Screenplay Sinan Çetin, Gülin Tokat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Sinan ÇetinCemil ÇetinSusa Kohlstedt Written by Sinan ÇetinGülin Tokat Starring Kemal SunalMetin AkpınarMeltem CumbulRafet El RomanSinan Çetin Music by Sezen AksuNejat ÖzerYavuz ÇetinErkan Oğur Cast Kemal Sunal, Ali Sunal, Meltem Cumbul, Metin Akpınar, Rafet El Roman Similar The Raindrop, Just a Walk in the Park, Running with Scissors (film) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propaganda is an award-winning 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 (1999-01-05).
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Propaganda film
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
Festival Screenings
Awards
