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Selamsız's Band

1987 · 107 min

A gentle, bittersweet small-town comedy where earnest people chase a visit that may never come, leaving a quiet ache behind the laughs.

Directed by
Nesli Çölgeçen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Şener Şen, Ali Uyandıran, Üstün Asutay
Overview
Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime minister will come to the city. They, now, have a chance to solve their problems. However, they think that they should have a band to greet the prime minister.

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Directed by
Nesli Çölgeçen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Şener Şen, Ali Uyandıran, Üstün Asutay
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Nesli Çölgeçen
Starring
Şener Şen, Ali Uyandıran, Üstün Asutay, Güzin Çorağan, Uğur Yücel, Can Kolukısa, Cengiz Tünay, Celal Perk
Runtime
107 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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