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Vizontele (2001)
Director: Yılmaz Erdoğan
Cast: Yılmaz Erdoğan, Demet Akbağ, Altan Erkekli, Cem Yılmaz
Runtime110 min
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The story takes place in the small town of Hakkari in Turkey at the beginning of the '70s. The time has come to bring technology to that small town. The first Television (called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Vizontele, a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, has been well-received by critics. The film, which depicts the arrival of television in a small Turkish town in the 1970s, has been praised for its humorous yet heartfelt portrayal of the cultural changes brought on by technology. While it has not received any major awards, Vizontele has enjoyed strong audience reception, with an IMDb rating of 7.9 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89% indicating that it has resonated with viewers.
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Fans of quirky Turkish comedies and dramas will appreciate the chaotic small-town hijinks and cultural commentary in Vizontele, the 2001 film directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan. With a talented ensemble cast including Erdoğan himself, the film blends humor and heart as it explores the arrival of television in a remote Turkish town in the 1970s.
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Vizontele is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the early 1970s. The film, which went on nationwide release on February 2, 2001 , won three Golden Orange awards and was one of the most successful Turkish films to that date. A sequel, entitled Vizontele Tuuba, involving the director and most of the original cast followed in 2004.
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