Vizontele (2001)

The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called ... See full summary »

Directors:

Yilmaz Erdogan, Ömer Faruk Sorak

Writer:

Yilmaz Erdogan

Stars:

Yilmaz Erdogan, Demet Akbag, Altan Erkekli

4 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yilmaz Erdogan	...	Deli Emin
Demet Akbag	...	Siti Ana (Siti Mother)
Altan Erkekli	...	Nazmi
Cem Yilmaz	...	Fikri
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yasar Akin	...	Ihsan
Caner Alkaya	...	Yso
Yasemin Alkaya	...	Gulsen
Betül Arim	...	Ismihal
Aydin Aydin	...	Zakir
Iclal Aydin	...	Reyhan
Senol Bali	...	Yilmaz
Cezmi Baskin	...	Latif
Zeki Bayar	...	Berfinci
Sinan Baydir	...	Bahadir
Sinan Bengier	...	Cevat

Storyline

The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins. Some people are excited and some are afraid of this new device which can show us live pictures from different places. Is it devils easy prey to catch us or is it just a feature of the modern time? Without losing time, the mayor (Altan Erkekli) of the town Hakkari tries to find some people who can help him to set up the signal receiver on the highest position of the mountain. His Team consists of one crazy electrician called Emin (Yilmaz Erdogan) and some mayor office staff members and none of them has any knowledge of TVs. These predecessors of time tried their luck :) . The Story of Viziontele consists of many Jokes which are mixed up with some traditional superstitions to show how funny the conflict between these two points can be. But also ...

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Plot Keywords:

small town | mayor | mountain | television | cyprus war | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Besiktas Kultur Merkezi

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Vison Tele

Filming Locations:

Gevas, Van, Turkey

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Besiktas Kültür Merkezi (BKM), Bocek Yapim

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

People: What is this, vizontele?
Nazmi: Radio with pictures. You listen Zeki Müren in the radio, right? Now, you'll be able to see him as well!
Fikri: Will Zeki Müren see us too?

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Connections

Spoofed in L'empire des loups (2005)

User Reviews

Yilmaz Erdogan gives good impressions in his first directorship exam.

Yilmaz Erdogan's first film which is about the introduction of TV to a village in Southeast Anatolia. People's first encounter with TV technology is told in a humorous way. Yeah, it is fun. The cast is basically of theatre origin - Yilmaz Erdogan's famous BKM players who are acting in the hilarious TV show "Bir Demet Tiyatro" for years. And of course the incredible Cem Yilmaz. Visual editing is nice.The dialogues are entertaining. I recommend it, you'll not be disappointed.