''The Plane Tree'' ( tr, Çınar Ağacı) is a 2011 Turkish
comedy-drama film, written and directed by
Handan İpekçi, featuring
Celile Toyon as a retired teacher who is the catalyst for the bi-monthly reunion of her extended family under the titular plane tree. The film, which opened on March 18, 2011 at number 2 in the Turkish box office, is one of the highest grossing
Turkish films of 2011.
Release
The film opened on nationwide general release in 218 screens across Turkey on at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
340,424.
Reception
The film remained in the Turkish box-office charts for 20 weeks and made a total gross of
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
1,562,977.
See also
*
Turkish films off 2011
*
2011 on film
References
External links
*
*
2011 comedy-drama films
2011 films
Films shot in Turkey
Films set in Istanbul
Turkish comedy-drama films
2010s Turkish-language films
{{Turkey-film-stub