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The Announcement (2017)
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Original name: Anons
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey, Bulgaria
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
May 22nd, 1963. Unhappy with the existing social and political situation in Turkey, a group of military officers has planned a coup d’état to take down the government in Ankara. Meanwhile in Istanbul, their conspirators have undertaken the vital mission of taking over the National Radio station and making a formal announcement about the coup. But nothing goes to plan. Faced with a number of obstacles, including a sudden rainstorm, the absence of the radio station technician, a betrayal, the lack of feedback from Ankara and their very own inefficiency, the conspirators scramble to keep their plan on track and announce the success of the coup – that is, if the coup in the capital has taken place at all.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, captivating, semi serious, thrilling, tense, political thriller, tension, art house, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
military coup, political unrest, satire, coup d'etat, coup, problem, conspiracy, militarism, betrayal, radio station, realism, moral ambiguity, dark humor, claustrophobia, bureaucracy, paranoia, isolation, rainstorm, night, turkish
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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