ANONS

ANONS (THE ANOUNCEMENT), 2017
Turkey | DCP, Color, 95’ | Turkish
Director: Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun
Cast: Ali Seçkiner Alıcı, Tarhan Karagöz, Murat Kılıç

Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun’s latest film The Announcement, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, tells the tragicomic story of four military officers whose only mission during anattempted coup in 1963 is to take over the Istanbul Radio and announce the coup. Discharged from the army, these four officers spend the night trying to communicate with Ankara while expecting to see tanks on the streets and the coup taking place at full speed. But they encounter a number of obstacles that prevent them from making their announcement on the radio. A long night, interspersed with quite comical moments, awaits these officers, who are ever confident that the uniforms on their backs and the weapons in their hands will open every door for them.