The Announcement (film)
2018 film
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The Announcement (Turkish: Anons, Bulgarian: Анонс) is a 2018 comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun.
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Ercan Kesal
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| Directed by | Mahmut Fazil Coşkun |
| Screenplay by | Mahmut Fazil Coşkun Ercan Kesal |
| Starring | Ali Seçkiner Alıcı |
| Cinematography | Krum Rodriguez |
| Edited by | Cicek Kahraman |
| Music by | Okan Kaya |
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| Language | Turkish |
A co-production between Turkey and Bulgaria, it premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, in which it was awarded the Orizzonti Special Jury Prize.
Plot
Cast
- Ali Seçkiner Alıcı as Colonel Reha
- Tarhan Karagöz as Lt. Şinasi
- Murat Kılıç as Major Kemal
- Şencan Güleryüz as Major Rıfat
- Serkan Ercan as Senator Bey
- Erdem Şenocak as Murat
- Mehmet Yılmaz Ak as Conductor Behçet
Production
The film was produced by Filmotto Production, with Chouchkov Brothers and BKM serving as co-producers.[1]
Release
The film premiered at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar, in which it won the Special Jury Prize.[2]
Reception
Lee Marshall from Screen International described the film as "a trenchant comment on Turkey’s current political scene [...] as much a parable of this complicated nation’s resilience".[3]
The Hollywood Reporter film critic Boyd van Hoeij wrote: "Playing like an unholy mix of bone-dry comedy and a deadly serious meditation on the transience of those in power, this is a precision-tooled little gem that might nonetheless be a tough sell even for arthouse audiences".[4]
The film won the International Critics’ Award at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival.[5] It was awarded the Golden Palm, the Best Cinematography Award and the Best Screenplay Award at the 34th Mostra de València.[6]
