SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Commissar Shakespeare

Synopsis

Turkish feature film directed by Sinan Cetin. When he learns that his only daughter Su has Leukaemia, police officer Cemil (Kadir Inanir) sets up a theatre in his police station in the hope of winning a TV competition to save his dying daughter. Rehearsals of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs commence with the current occupants - a prostitute, glue-sniffer, mobster and political prisoner - and some street children from the theatre troupe - something that triggers a series of tragicomic events. The Shakespearean connection is unknown beyond the title (11/2008).

Language

Turkish

Country

Turkey

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2001

Duration

113 mins

Credits

Director

Sinan Cetin

Producer

Semil Cetin; Sinan Cetin

Writer

Mesut Ceylan

Editor

Aylin Tinel

Music

Omer Ozgur

Cast

Gazanfer Özcan	Büyükbaba
Kadir Inanir	Comissar Cemil
Mesut Ceylan
Müjde Ar	Hooker
Okan Bayülgen	Tatu
Özkan Ugur	Danyal
Pelin Batu	Su
Selahattin Duman	Ceylan

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

History

Released on 16 February 2001 in Turkey

Reviews

Source: IMDb

Production Company

Name

Plato Films

Distributor

Name

Warner Bros Pictures

Online Retailer

Name

TurkishBooks.com

Email

info@turkishbooks.com

Web

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Phone

020 7275 9545

Fax

0207923 1304

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