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Vizontele

  • 2001
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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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
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    • Directors
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
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    • Trivia
      The quote " Zeki Müren de bizi görecek mi?" became real popular in Turkey.
    • 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)

    User reviews23

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    8/10

    Yilmaz Erdogan gives good impressions in his first directorship exam.

    Yilmaz Erdogan's first film which is about the introduction of TV to a village in Southeast Anatolia. People's first encounter with TV technology is told in a humorous way. Yeah, it is fun. The cast is basically of theatre origin - Yilmaz Erdogan's famous BKM players who are acting in the hilarious TV show "Bir Demet Tiyatro" for years. And of course the incredible Cem Yilmaz. Visual editing is nice.The dialogues are entertaining. I recommend it, you'll not be disappointed.
    • filozof
    • Jan 7, 2001
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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2001 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Official site
      • Besiktas Kultur Merkezi
    • 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
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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