Police (2007)

Musa Rami, who has become a legend with his struggle against the mafia, is a police officer at homicide division. One day prior to celebrating his 63rd birthday, with a surprise party ... See full summary »

Director:

Onur Ünlü

Writer:

Onur Ünlü

Stars:

Haluk Bilginer, Özgü Namal, Ragip Savas

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Haluk Bilginer	...	Musa Rami
Özgü Namal	...	Funda
Ragip Savas	...	Komiser Yilmaz
Sermiyan Midyat	...	Nihat
Settar Tanriögen	...	Hayri
Kaan Çakir	...	Tayfun Izmitli
Emre Karayel	...	Bekir
Aylin Çalap	...	Sevgi
Sinan Çaliskanoglu	...	Haluk
Yesim Ceren Bozoglu	...	Derya
Emel Pala	...	Perihan
Nese Sayles	...	Yo yo ma
Engin Benli	...	Volkan Izmitli
Murat Cemcir	...	Komiser Hüseyin
Gökçe Akyildiz	...	Ece (as Gözde Akyildiz)

Storyline

Musa Rami, who has become a legend with his struggle against the mafia, is a police officer at homicide division. One day prior to celebrating his 63rd birthday, with a surprise party arranged by his family, he finds out that he has cancer and two months left before his death. In these two months, will he be able to fight against the mafia that has intensified its threats against his family and simultaneously reveal his deep love to Funda, who is a university student 40 years younger than him?...

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | police | fight | istanbul turkey | absurdism | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The director is a huge fan of Takeshi Kitano. In the credits it says "to my Mum and Kitano"

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

Sitem
Lyrics by Ceza
Performed by Ceza

User Reviews

Did not like it, but can't say it's bad

I have to admit from the beginning that I did not like the movie at all, but it does not mean that it was a bad movie. It was synthetic, artificial, out-of-place, foreign and unwelcoming. I did not believe anything in the movie for a second, since every move and every line reeked absurdity. I do not know how much of it was intended by the director, and what its purpose was...

The scenes were disturbingly empty, and camera positions were always awkward. If the director wanted to enhance the air of surrealism by that, he succeeded. But again, why? As the finale closed, I became more and more annoyed and bored, even though Haluk Bilginer was on the screen. For me, the presence of Haluk Bilginer on the cast always guarantees a decent movie, but I think this was the exception to the rule, for reasons beyond him.

I get the feeling that this director confuses being original with filling his movie with obtuse homages to marginal cinema examples around the world. (A Turkish cinemamaker does not have such luxury. I'm afraid he will either be weeded out by natural selection, or possibly opt to make more mainstream, box-office stuff.) Giving the director the benefit of the doubt, I sincerely hope that this was an experiment, not a failure. I'll try to see the next movie this director makes, but I will not pay for it...

Details

Official Sites:

Offical Site [United States] Official site

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

16 February 2007 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Police

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,213,576

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eflatun Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min (TV)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1