Propaganda is an award-winning 1999 Turkish comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin

Sinan Çetin

Sinan Çetin is a Turkish actor, film director, and producer.Çetin was born as the son of a customs officer and studied art history at Hacettepe University. Çetin has produced full-length films and television series, and foremost, commercials...

. 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

Kemal Sunal

Kemal Sunal was a master of comedy in the Turkish history of cinema. Famed for his parts as "İnek Şaban", "Tosun Paşa", "Kibar Feyzo", "Süt Kardeşler"...

, who died the same year, in his final role. It was shown in competition at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival

Istanbul International Film Festival

The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts , a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey...

 and the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Goblet, and went on general release across Turkey on .

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 eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.

Cast

• Kemal Sunal
  Kemal Sunal
  Kemal Sunal was a master of comedy in the Turkish history of cinema. Famed for his parts as "İnek Şaban", "Tosun Paşa", "Kibar Feyzo", "Süt Kardeşler"...
  
   as Mehdi
• Metin Akpınar
  Metin Akpinar
  Metin Akpınar is a Turkish actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey.-Biography:He was born in Aksaray,Istanbul, and graduated from Pertevniyal high school. He pursued his university career in Faculty of Law and Literature at Istanbul.His professional career started in 1964...
  
   as Rahim
• Meltem Cumbul
  Meltem Cumbul
  Meltem Cumbul is a Turkish actress and TV personality.- Biography :At 21, Meltem graduated from a university with a major in drama. She then worked as an actress for the Shakespeare Company in London...
  
   as Filiz
• Rafet El Roman
  Rafet El Roman
  Rafet El Roman , is a pop star in his home country. He got his name from a fictional character named "El Romano".-Biography:...
  
   as Âdem
• Meral Orhonsay as Şahane
• Ali Sunal as Mahmut
• Nazmiye Oral as Azamet
• Müge Oruçkaptan as Nazmiye
• Berfi Dicle as Melek
• Kenan Baydemir as Hamdi
• Nail Kırmızıgül as Kopuk Yaşar
• Turgay Aydın as Cemil
• Cem Safran as Abuzer
• Zaven Çiğdemoğlu as Deli Selami
• Baycan Baybur as Komiser Muavini
• Ayşegül Yurdakul as Köylü Kadın
• Cengiz Deveci as Belediye Başkanı
• Özcan Pehlivan as Asker
• Bahar Uçan as Şadiye
• Sultan Yılmaz as Rahim'in Annesi
• Ahmet Tok as Genç Köylü
• Üzeyir Tok as Selcuk
• Turgut Giray as Cemil
• Sinan Çetin
  Sinan Çetin
  Sinan Çetin is a Turkish actor, film director, and producer.Çetin was born as the son of a customs officer and studied art history at Hacettepe University. Çetin has produced full-length films and television series, and foremost, commercials...
  
   as Sheakespeare

Festival Screenings

• 4th Shanghai International Film Festival (October 22–31, 1999)
• 18th Istanbul International Film Festival
  Istanbul International Film Festival
  The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts , a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey...
  
  

Awards

• Won: 4th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet
• Won: Bogey Award