THE GREATEST FUNERAL HITS
EN GÜZEL CENAZE ŞARKILARI
19 September, Saturday, 16:30, Vural
2025 | DCP | Colour | 111’ | Turkish; English sub. | Turkey
DIRECTOR
Ziya Demirel
CAST
Esra Dermancıoğlu, Halil Babür, Çağdaş Ekin Şişman
19 September, Saturday, 16:30, Vural
2025 | DCP | Colour | 111’ | Turkish; English sub. | Turkey
DIRECTOR
Ziya Demirel
CAST
Esra Dermancıoğlu, Halil Babür, Çağdaş Ekin Şişman
Classification: According to Article 7 of Law No. 5224, as amended on January 18, 2019, films that have not undergone evaluation and classification can only be shown at festivals, special screenings, and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.
Saadet still has not gotten over her husband’s death. Everything reminds her of him, and he, in turn, reminds her of Atatürk. The characters we encounter across the film’s segments, which has an episodic structure, gradually come together around Saadet, ultimately leading to a grand birthday party thrown for the husband and father.
Ziya Demirel’s tragicomic film offers a poignant, sometimes satirical portrait of contemporary Turkey and its middle class. Blending middle-aged Facebook users, their influencer children, and online scammers, The Greatest Funeral Hits constantly juxtaposes weighty themes like death, loneliness, and unrequited desire with the absurd. Ultimately, the lines between mourning and laughter, wanting to be loved and being deceived, and drawing closer to someone and drifting apart become completely blurred.
Ankara 2025
SİYAD Best Film Award
Best Supporting Actress (Çağdaş Ekin Şişman)
İstanbul 2026
Best Screenplay (Ziya Demirel, Yusuf Tan Demirel), Best Actress (Esra Dermancıoğlu), Best Supporting Actress (Çağdaş Ekin Şişman), Best Supporting Actor (Özer Keçeci)
Saadet still has not gotten over her husband’s death. Everything reminds her of him, and he, in turn, reminds her of Atatürk. The characters we encounter across the film’s segments, which has an episodic structure, gradually come together around Saadet, ultimately leading to a grand birthday party thrown for the husband and father.
Ziya Demirel’s tragicomic film offers a poignant, sometimes satirical portrait of contemporary Turkey and its middle class. Blending middle-aged Facebook users, their influencer children, and online scammers, The Greatest Funeral Hits constantly juxtaposes weighty themes like death, loneliness, and unrequited desire with the absurd. Ultimately, the lines between mourning and laughter, wanting to be loved and being deceived, and drawing closer to someone and drifting apart become completely blurred.
Ankara 2025
SİYAD Best Film Award
Best Supporting Actress (Çağdaş Ekin Şişman)
İstanbul 2026
Best Screenplay (Ziya Demirel, Yusuf Tan Demirel), Best Actress (Esra Dermancıoğlu), Best Supporting Actress (Çağdaş Ekin Şişman), Best Supporting Actor (Özer Keçeci)