
May22nd,1963.UnhappywiththeexistingsocialandpoliticalsituationinTurkey,agroupofmilitaryofficershasplannedacoupd’étattotakedownthegovernmentinAnkara.MeanwhileinIstanbul,theirco-conspiratorshaveundertakenthevitalmissionoftakingovertheNationalRadiostationandmakingaformalannouncementaboutthecoup.Butnothinggoestoplan.Facedwithanumberofobstacles,includingasuddenrainstorm,theabsenceoftheradiostationtechnician,abetrayal,thelackoffeedbackfromAnkaraandtheirowninefficiency,theconspiratorsscrambletokeeptheirplanontrackandannouncethesuccessofthecoup–thatis,ifthecoupinthecapitalhastakenplaceatall.Basedonactualeventsandtoldoverthecourseofasinglenight,AnonsisawrycommentaryonTurkey’suneasypoliticalpast–andpresent.Bitingpoliticalsatiremeetssubtlecomedyinafilmthathighlightstheabsurdityofitsstorywithouteverbeinganythinglessthandeadserious.