| The International Beynelmilel | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sırrı Süreyya Önder Muharrem Gülmez |
| Written by | Sırrı Süreyya Önder |
| Produced by | Necati Akpınar |
| Starring | Cezmi Baskın Özgü Namal Umut Kurt Bahri Beyat Meral Okay Nazmi Kirik |
| Cinematography | Gökhan Atılmış |
| Music by | Sırrı Süreyya Önder Aytekin Ataş |
| Distributed by | Kenda |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
The International (Turkish: Beynelmilel) is a 2006 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Muharrem Gülmez and Sırrı Süreyya Önder, about a group of local musicians preparing to play at a large military parade in a small town near Adana, Turkey. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on December 29, 2006 (2006-12-29), won awards at film festivals in Adana, Ankara, Istanbul and Thessalonika. It was also entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.
Plot
In 1982 a small town near Adana prepares to host a large military parade. A group of local musicians are to perform at the event. Gülendam, the daughter of Abuzer, one of the musicians is getting ready for university. Her boyfriend Haydar who is a left wing activist and his friends hatch plot to replace the track to be played with The Internationale.
Cast
- Cezmi Baskın as Abuzer Yayladalı
- Özgü Namal as Gülendam
- Umut Kurt [tr] as Haydar Arıkan
- Bahri Beyat [tr] as Mahmut Yayladalı
- Meral Okay as Ayderya Derya
- Nazmi Kirik [tr] as Tekin Yayladalı
- Oktay Kaynarca as Major - Commander of The Major Law in the town
- Dilber Ay as Arzum Çilem
Awards
The film won the following awards:
- 14th Altın Koza International Film Festival: Best Film, Best Film (audience award), Best Screenplay (Sırrı Süreyya Önder), Best Actor (Cezmi Baskın), Best Supporting Actress (Meral Okay & Dilber Ay), Best Cinematography (Gökhan Atılmış)
- 18th Ankara Film Festival: Best Film, Onat Kutlar Best Screenplay Award (Sırrı Süreyya Önder)
- Barcelona International Political Films Festival: Audience Award, Jury Special Award
- 26th Istanbul Film Festival: Best Actress (Özgü Namal)
- Pune International Film Festival: Best Actor (Cezmi Baskın)
References
- "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- "sinematurk.com: Awards for Beynelmilel". sinematurk.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links
- Beynelmilel at IMDb
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