''Eyyvah Eyvah'' is a 2010 Turkish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
, directed by Hakan Algül, which stars
Ata Demirer
Ata Demirer (born 6 July 1972) is a Turkish filmmaker, stand-up comedian, actor, and musician. He is known for his live comedy sketches as well as for writing and starring in a string of Turkish box-office hits including ''Eyyvah Eyvah'' (2010), ...
as a young clarinet player who travels to Istanbul in search of his estranged father. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is one of the highest-grossing
Turkish films of 2010
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2010.
Highest-grossing films
Events
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and was followed by the sequel ''
Eyyvah Eyvah 2
''Eyyvah Eyvah 2'' is a 2011 Turkish comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( bla ...
'' (2011).
Production
The film was shot on location in
Istanbul
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and
Çanakkale
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Çanakkale is ...
,
Turkey
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.
Plot
Hüseyin (Ata Demirer) is a young man living with his grandparents in a village in Turkey's Thracian region. Two things are of great importance in Hüseyin's life: his clarinet and his fiancée. However, one day Hüseyin is forced to go to İstanbul and leave behind his beloved village. In the big city, Hüseyin will receive the biggest support from his clarinet and later from a bar singer called Firuzan (Demet Akbağ). Firuzan, who storms İstanbul's night clubs with her songs, already leads a very colorful and highly complicated life, which, with Hüseyin's inclusion, gets all the more colorful with comedy and action.
Release
The film opened across Germany on February 25, 2010 and across Turkey and Austria a day later at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $1,597,709.
Reception
Box office
The film was number one at the Turkish box office for four weeks running and has made a total gross of $12,011,619.
References
External links
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Ata Demirer: Humor Makes My Life Easier' interview with ''
Today's Zaman
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2010 films
2010s Turkish-language films
2010 comedy films
Films set in Turkey
Films set in Istanbul
Turkish comedy films