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A Turkish immigrant becomes a cop in Germany and chaos ensues — identity crisis with a badge.
TMDB
66
IMDb
65

Polizei (1988)

fish-out-of-waterculture-clash chaosunderdog energy

Overview

ComedyDrama

A movie about the lifestyles of Turkish people who are living in Germany.

Flag of TRTRTurkish
Content warning
immigrant identitycultural assimilationbelonginginstitutional absurdity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kemal Sunal's expressive face says everything language cannot.

Writing

Satire that lands punches on both Turkish and German stereotypes.

Best for:Solo: Late night discovery of Turkish-German cinema history.·Friends: Film club night for diaspora stories done differently.·Rewatch: Catching Kemal Sunal's subtle physical comedy you missed.
Şerif Gören

Director

Şerif Gören

ReleasedNov 1, 1988
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Kemal Sunal

Kemal Sunal

Ali Ekber

Yalçın Güzelce

Yalçın Güzelce

Filinta Cemal

Kaya Gürel

Kaya Gürel

Mehmet

Levent Beceren

Levent Beceren

Kemal

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Shot during peak Turkish 'Gastarbeiter' cinema, when Germany-hosted films became a thriving parallel industry to Istanbul's Yeşilçam.

Trivia

Director Şerif Gören was fresh off winning the Palme d'Or for 'Yol' (1982), making this his unexpected comedy pivot.

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