THE CEMIL SHOW

THE CEMIL SHOW (CEMİL ŞOV), 2021
Turkey | HDD, Color, 102’ | Turkish
Director: Barış Sarhan
Cast: Ozan Çelik, Nesrin Cavadzade, Alican Yücesoy

Cemil, who is a security guard, dreams of becoming an actor. In order to get the role he wants at an audition, he has to play the part of Turgay Göral, the famed villain of old Yeşilçam movies. Eventually, the two characters intertwine and reality and the screen exchange places in Cemil’s world. With its stylized imagery, black humor, and lead actor Ozan Çelik’s partly improvised performance which at times feels like a one-man show, the film is an intense drama that also winks at genre cinema. The Cemil Show had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.