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Vizontele

  • 2001
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
40K
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Demet Akbag, Yilmaz Erdogan, Altan Erkekli, and Cem Yilmaz in Vizontele (2001)
The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins. Some people are excited and some are afraid of this new device which can show us live pictures from different places. Is it devils easy prey to catch us or is it just a feature of the modern time? Without losing time, the mayor (Altan Erkekli) of the town Hakkari tries to find some people who can help him to set up the signal receiver on the highest position of the mountain. His Team consists of one crazy electrician called Emin (Yilmaz Erdogan) and some mayor office staff members and none of them has any knowledge of TVs. These predecessors of time tried their luck :) . The Story of Viziontele consists of many Jokes which are mixed up with some traditional superstitions to show how funny the conflict between these two points can be. But also with a dramatical point of view. The storyline of Viziontele is based on the memories of the Dircetor Yilmaz Erdogan, where he grew up in Hakkari while he was a little child.
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Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.

  • Directors
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Ömer Faruk Sorak
  • Writer
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
  • Stars
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Demet Akbag
    • Altan Erkekli
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Stars
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
      • Demet Akbag
      • Altan Erkekli
    • 23User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Yilmaz Erdogan
    Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Deli Emin
    Demet Akbag
    Demet Akbag
    • Siti Ana
    Altan Erkekli
    Altan Erkekli
    • Nazmi
    Cem Yilmaz
    Cem Yilmaz
    • Fikri
    Cezmi Baskin
    Cezmi Baskin
    • Latif
    Bican Günalan
    • Sezgin
    Sebnem Sönmez
    Sebnem Sönmez
    • Gulizar
    Iclal Aydin
    • Reyhan
    Mesut Çakarli
    • Rifat
    Zeynep Tokus
    Zeynep Tokus
    • Asiye
    Tolga Çevik
    Tolga Çevik
    • Nazif
    Tuncer Salman
    • Ahmet
    Salih Kalyon
    Salih Kalyon
    • Casim
    Sener Kökkaya
    • Basri
    • (as Sener Kokkaya)
    Erdal Tosun
    • Sehymus
    Safak Sezer
    • Veli
    Sinan Bengier
    • Cevat
    Serhat Özcan
    Serhat Özcan
    • Engin
    • Directors
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
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    User reviews23

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    10bahai62

    Perfect

    Seventies... A small town in the Eastern parts of Turkey... A change in the lives...A sudden change... A new invention called "vizontele"(television) in the town...And a new quest for the people of the town...To operate this new invention... Yilmaz Erdogan, together with the well chosen casting gives a very good performance in reconstructing the tragic-funny events that took place in many of those small towns... The location, the shooting, the directing, the casting, the screenplay all made this the best Turkish movie ever, which in a sense was reflected in the records it broke in terms of box office... Congratulations Erdogan....
    9cihankaranlik67

    Traditional

    History, tradition, fun, comedy, a little bit drama, this film was very rich about subjects. Yilmaz Erdogan's first great film. Everyone must watch this film because it is teaching many things. This film shaped Yilmaz Erdogan's films in the future. You must watch this first.
    10ILiveInTheMarbles

    It is one of the best films i have ever seen.

    When i first heard about that Turkish movie i have a lot of doubts about it. The script did not sound interesting to me. The fact that i have seen Uzak, an other movie from Turkey (one of my favourites also) helped me a lot to take the decision to watch it. From the first time i realized that this movie is a masterpiece. A real comedy, a real drama. No fake reality, no fake emotions. Everything flows in a perfect harmony. The music, the picture, the characters... Every character in this movie is so unique that you have the feeling that you have met him. You don't have to know Turkish to understand the movie, characters speak with their expressions. Music, life style and the beautiful wild nature fits so perfect together.

    This movie, is a true gem. A masterpiece that presents a real culture. You don't have the right to miss it.
    8cgyford

    A bitter-sweet story of bygone eastern Turkey in the seemingly still sepia-tinged 70's...

    Groundbreaking Turkish theatre and television comedy performer Yılmaz Erdoğan ("Bir Demet Tiyatro") teamed up with up-and-coming cinematographer-director Ömer Faruk Sorak ("Asansor") for this self-penned comedy drama drawn from his own childhood memories which was a massive box-office success and was followed by a sequel two years later.

    Eccentric electrician "Crazy" Emin (Yılmaz Erdoğan) assists village mayor Nazmi (Altan Erkekli) in setting up a television transmitter, unceremoniously dumped on them by a visiting TRT delegation from Anakara, despite the objections of his own wife (Demet Akbağ) and local cinema impresario Latif (Cezmi Baskın) who decry it as the work of the devil.

    Writer-director Yılmaz Erdoğan puts in a strong, but far from domineering, central performance alongside his "Bir Demet Tiyatro" co-stars Demet Akbağ and Altan Erkekli, who both won Golden Orange awards for their performances, as the curious triumvirate at the emotional heart of a story which sends them through the full gamut of emotions.

    Comedian Cem Yılmaz ("Everything's Gonna Be Great") heads-up a highly eclectic supporting ensemble also largely drawn from the cast of "Bir Demet Tiyatro", which includes the distinguished Cezmi Baskın, a young Şafak Sezer, and a who's who of guest players including Köksal Engür, Erkan Can, Betül Arım, Zerrin Sümer, Meral Çetinkaya and Yasemin Alkaya.

    The debutant directorial duo manage, with the assistance of a truly world class ensemble and a Golden Orange award-winning soundtrack from Kardeş Türküler, a magnificent balancing act between the comedic and tragic elements of the sepia-tinged story of bygone Hakkâri right-up to the seemingly pre-requisite heart-wrenching dénouement.

    "lf he's so worried, this vizontele must be a good thing."
    darthbaney

    Superior

    I entered this movie, expecting an over-rated, far-from funny, horribly acted, unrealistic load of hyped-up trash. Imagine my suprise, when it turned out to be a magnifecent piece of art, worth praising for hours without end. This is cinema art in it's best moments. Alright, I'm exaggerating, but Yilmaz Erdogan has done a terrific job with the story, the characters, and most of all the editing and cinematography. Erdogan has created magic with the camera, and has created a believable, realistic movie. Like a Coen Brothers movie, Vizontele is done so neatly, that one mutters curses during the final 15 minutes, cursing at the irony of the entire plot and ending. I've been living in Ankara for the past 4 years, and my knowledge of Turkish is now almost as good as my English. I sent out mail to all my friends back in the States, recommending this movie. Catch it- and catch it subtitled. For some odd reason, the greatest movie-producing country of all time, conjures up some of the worst dubbings in history. Watch it, and keep in mind that this not the usual turkish stuff. Watch it as soon as possible, and I mean it.

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    • Quotes

      People: What is this, vizontele?

      Nazmi: Radio with pictures. You listen Zeki Müren in the radio, right? Now, you'll be able to see him as well!

      Fikri: Will Zeki Müren see us too?

    • Connections
      Followed by Vizontele Tuuba (2003)

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Official sites
      • Besiktas Kultur Merkezi
      • Gain Vizontele
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Візонтеле
    • Filming locations
      • Gevas, Van, Turkey
    • Production company
      • BKM
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $968,318
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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