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Vizontele

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Demet Akbag, Yilmaz Erdogan, Altan Erkekli, and Cem Yilmaz in 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 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 with a dramatical point of view. The storyline of Viziontele is based on the memories of the Dircetor Yilmaz Erdogan, where he grew up in Hakkari while he was a little child.
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Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.
IMDb RATING
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  • Directors
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Ömer Faruk Sorak
  • Writer
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
  • Stars
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Demet Akbag
    • Altan Erkekli
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Ömer Faruk Sorak
  • Writer
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
  • Stars
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Demet Akbag
    • Altan Erkekli
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos1

    Vizontele
    Trailer 2:11
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    Photos29

    Cezmi Baskin, Cem Yilmaz, and Serhat Özcan in Vizontele (2001)
    Cezmi Baskin and Safak Sezer in Vizontele (2001)
    Vizontele (2001)
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    Yilmaz Erdogan and Altan Erkekli in Vizontele (2001)
    Yilmaz Erdogan in Vizontele (2001)
    Yilmaz Erdogan in Vizontele (2001)
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    Vizontele (2001)
    Yilmaz Erdogan in Vizontele (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Yilmaz Erdogan
    Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Deli Emin
    Demet Akbag
    Demet Akbag
    • Siti Ana (Siti Mother)
    Altan Erkekli
    Altan Erkekli
    • Mayor Nazmi
    Cem Yilmaz
    Cem Yilmaz
    • Fikri
    Cezmi Baskin
    Cezmi Baskin
    • Latif
    Bican Günalan
    • Sezgin
    Sebnem Sönmez
    Sebnem Sönmez
    • Gulizar
    Iclal Aydin
    • Reyhan
    Mesut Çakarli
    • Rifat
    Zeynep Tokus
    Zeynep Tokus
    • Asiye
    Tolga Çevik
    Tolga Çevik
    • Nazif
    • (as Tolga Cevik)
    Tuncer Salman
    • Ahmet
    Salih Kalyon
    Salih Kalyon
    • Casim
    Sener Kökkaya
    • Basri
    • (as Sener Kokkaya)
    Erdal Tosun
    • Sehymus
    Safak Sezer
    Safak Sezer
    • Veli
    Sinan Bengier
    • Cevat
    Serhat Özcan
    Serhat Özcan
    • Engin
    • Directors
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yilmaz Erdogan
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The quote " Zeki Müren de bizi görecek mi?" became real popular in Turkey.
    • 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?

    • Connections
      Followed by Vizontele Tuuba (2003)

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    Not Camdan Kalp
    This movie broke (by far) all time box office records in Turkey and it was highly regarded by critics. It appears all critiques at IMDb so far are also quite positive. But, I have several reservations about this movie. One of the first is also expressed by another reviewer. The script is more like a theater play than a movie; it is really a series of sketches, similar to those you would find in some TV series (MASH in the US comes to mind). Second, and maybe this was an unrealistic expectation on my part, is the absence of a commentary. Somehow I expected a deeper social expose or a commentary about TV entering into social life in rural areas, especially in Eastern or Southeastern Turkey. It turned out the Gevas, Van locale played no specific role. The movie could have taken place in any town in Turkey. TV changes lives in profound ways everywhere, especially in places such as Gevas which I felt was missing in a big way. Third is what I would consider a number of historical errors or omissions. The year is obviously 1974, specifically July 1974. I don't think this was a time when the Turkish (TRT) TV network extended into small towns via transponders yet, especially in Eastern Turkey. At the time even daytime Medium Wave radio reception could not have been as flawless in that area as depicted in the movie. The story about a two-member non-technician TRT crew delivering a transponder without installing it and the equipment being essentially ready to be plug-and-play is not realistic. This is an entertaining movie and maybe that is good enough for many people but based on what I have read I was somehow expecting another Camdan Kalp.
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    • Apr 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2001 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Official site
      • Besiktas Kultur Merkezi
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Візонтеле
    • Filming locations
      • Gevas, Van, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • BKM
      • Bocek Yapim
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $968,318
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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