Overview
The International is a 2006 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Muharrem Gülmez and Sırrı Süreyya Önder, about a group of local musicians preparing to play at a large military parade in a small town near Adana, Turkey. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Adana, Ankara, Istanbul and Thessalonika. It was also entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.
Plot
In 1982 a small town near Adana prepares to host a large military parade. A group of local musicians are to perform at the event. Gülendam, the daughter of Abuzer, one of the musicians is getting ready for university. Her boyfriend Haydar who is a left wing activist and his friends hatch plot to replace the track to be played with The Internationale.
Cast
Cezmi Baskın as Abuzer Yayladalı
Özgü Namal as Gülendam
as Haydar Arıkan
as Mahmut Yayladalı
Meral Okay as Ayderya Derya
as Tekin Yayladalı
Oktay Kaynarca as Major - Commander of The Major Law in the town
Dilber Ay as Arzum Çilem
Awards
The film won the following awards:
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