MOVIE · 2006

The International

ComedyDrama106 min

In 1980s Turkey, a group of local musicians from Adıyaman are recruited by the military for an unusual assignment: performing at a major parade in a town near Adana. Cezmi Baskin and Özgü Namal are part of the ensemble as rehearsals, official demands, and small-town routines begin to reshape the band’s place in the community. Built around neighborhood performers suddenly pulled into a state spectacle, the film mixes backstage scramble, local color, and musical performance with the pressures that come from answering to the authorities.