A quick bleg for my beloved readers: last night, a bunch of friends were discussing a movie, made in Turkey in the mid-1980s, which depicts a Turkish guy who "steals" a German police uniform and goes around pretending to be a cop. At one point, he's offered a drink of raki, a Turkish anise schnapps. He tastes it, and says: "Ahh. It tastes like the rising sun of Anatolia."
I have been advised in no uncertain terms to watch this movie, but none of my friends could remember its name. Little help?
Der Hauptmann von Izmir????!!!!
Posted by: matajari | February 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM
peace by peace -> piece by piece.
Posted by: ulas | February 22, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Yes, ulas is right. It's "Polizei" (Wikipedia info). ZDF aired the film in 1998.
Posted by: Alex | February 22, 2009 at 06:56 PM
it's probably this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095888/
the lead actor is kemal sunal, who is an icon of turkish comedy. i watched it when i was a child, and don't remember much of it, but remember the end rather clearly: Kemal Sunal picks up a german girl, and takes off his uniform peace by peace as they walk away together.
Posted by: ulas | February 22, 2009 at 06:44 PM