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Propaganda

1999 · 120 min

A bittersweet, gently absurd village comedy that slowly turns painful as a drawn border quietly tears a community and its loves apart.

Overview
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • politics
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, history, romance
Directed by
Sinan Çetin
Written by
Gülin Tokat, Sinan Çetin
Starring
Metin Akpınar, Kemal Sunal, Meltem Cumbul, Rafet El Roman, Ali Sunal, Meral Orhonsay, Nazmiye Oral, Nail Kirmizigül
Runtime
120 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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