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Polizei

1988 · 88 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy of small hopes and white lies, easy to watch and quietly touching.

Directed by
Şerif Gören
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kemal Sunal, Babett Jutte, Yalçın Güzelce
Overview
Working as a modest garbage collector and part-time theater assistant in Berlin, Ali Ekber feels betrayed by his friends. After getting his hands on a theater prop Politzei uniform, he uses it to pose as a Politzei and impress his love - waitress Babett.

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Directed by
Şerif Gören
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kemal Sunal, Babett Jutte, Yalçın Güzelce
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • love
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Şerif Gören
    Written by
    Hüseyin Kuzu
    Starring
    Kemal Sunal, Babett Jutte, Yalçın Güzelce, Kaya Gürel, Nilüfer Usku, Atilla Cansever, Levent Beceren, Nuri Sezer
    Runtime
    88 min
    Languages
    German, Turkish

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