The Cemil Show
by Bariş Sarhan
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Synopsis
Logline
Mall cop Cemil has big dreams of big screen stardom. A true underdog, he keeps pushing for the role until the role gets him…
Synopsis
Long-suffering mall cop Cemil auditions for the bad guy role in a remake of a Turkish B-movie from the ‘60s from the so-called Yeşilçam era. Even while teaming up with a female colleague whose father played the vintage bad guy, Cemil doesn’t have a chance in hell. A true underdog, he keeps pushing for the role until the role gets him…
Specifications
Turkey 2021 102mn 2.39:1 5.1 Turkish 1st Feature Film
Original title: Cemil Şov
Directed by , Written by
Bariş Sarhan
Produced by
Bariş Sarhan
Co-produced by
Umut Egitimci
Cast
Ozan Çelik
Nesrin Cavadzade
Alican Yücesoy
Crew
Cinematography Soykut Turan
Production Design Billur Turan
Editing Evren Luş
Music Taner Yücel
Bio-Filmo
Bariş Sarhan was born in 1983 in Istanbul. He graduated with honors in 2005 with a Bachelor’s in graphic design from Marmara University. He worked as an art director and graphic designer in the leading advertising agencies in Turkey. He has several design and advertising awards in local and international festivals.
He made his first short film Terlik/Slippers in 2009. This film was one of the most awarded short films in Turkey in 2010. He went to New York in 2012 and took film studies courses in New York University. The Cemil Show’s script has been developped at Sundance Script Lab and it’s his first feature film.
Festivals & Awards
2021
Rotterdam IFFR 2021 – Big Screen Competition
Osaka, Japan – International Competition
Sofia International Film Festival- International Competition
Beijing Film Festival – Panorama
Istanbul Film Festival – Best Editing
Adana Film Festival – Best Actor, Best Music Award
Accessible Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director
Cottbus Film Festival – Official Selection
London Film Week – Official Selection
Press quotes
“A vividly-styled debut.” –Screen Daily
“An offbeat mixture of elaborate character study and absurdist socio-political critique” –Backseat Mafia
“Looks stylish throughout, from the bright present-day Istanbul locations to the grainy black-and-white fantasy world of the old B-films… Recommended!”
–Screen Anarchy
