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The Big Election in Gırgıriye

1984

A lively, chaotic comedy full of colorful characters and slapstick mishaps that keeps you amused with its energetic community spirit.

Directed by
Temel Gürsu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Müjdat Gezen, Perran Kutman
Overview
In the historic Roma quarter of Sulukule, its colorful residents, led by matriarch Sabahat, her niece Güllü, and rival chieftain candidates Uncle Bekir and family friend Bayram, face their first ever democratic election for “çeribaşı,” erupting into drunken brawls and police interventions. When desperate for funds Sabahat forces Güllü to perform at drug-smuggler Tayfur’s nightclub, a suitcase mix-up reveals hidden cash that spares Bayram from suicide and upends the entire community’s fortunes.

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Directed by
Temel Gürsu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Müjdat Gezen, Perran Kutman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • crime
  • power
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Temel Gürsu
Written by
Erdoğan Tünaş
Starring
Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Müjdat Gezen, Perran Kutman, Münir Özkul, Ayşen Gruda, Şemsi İnkaya, Asuman Arsan, Öztürk Serengil
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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