A small Turkish village's first encounter with television in 1974 brings wonder, rivalry, and ultimately tragedy.
Mayor opposes Latif's open-air cinema and decides to introduce television to break his monopoly. The first TV arrives but the TRT team leaves without setup instructions.
Mayor recruits an electrician to set up the TV while Latif convinces the imam to denounce it. The team faces repeated failures and public ridicule.
The team carries the TV to the highest peak and finally gets a signal, but only from Iranian channels. A frustrated companion accidentally switches to Turkish channels, sparking celebration.
A frustrated hit accidentally switches the TV to Turkish channels, and the village erupts in celebration. The joy is short-lived as the first news broadcast brings tragedy.
The first Turkish news reports the mayor's son died in the Cyprus invasion. The mayor's wife orders the TV buried in place of their son, ending the village's television experiment.
The story takes place in the small town of Hakkari in Turkey at the beginning of the '70s. The time has come to bring technology to that small town. The first Television (called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
Ömer Faruk Sorak, Yılmaz Erdoğan
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