''Kolpaçino'' ( tr, Kolpaçino: Bir Şehir Efsanesi) is a 2009 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 o ...

, directed by

Atıl İnaç Atıl İnaç (born 22 March 1975) is a Turkish film director. Early life İnaç was born into a family of filmmakers: his mother was a screenwriter and his father a producer. İnaç went to the United States for high school education. Upon gradu ...

, which stars

Şafak Sezer Erol Şafak Sezer (born 10 October 1970) is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles. His stage debut came in Haldun Taner's play ''Eşeğin Gölgesi'' at Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu (Ankara People's Theatre). He acted in several other play ...

as a rich kid who sets up an illegal casino in his parents home to help his friend pay off a mob boss. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of the highest-grossing

Turkish films of 2009 A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2009. Highest-grossing films Released films January – June July – December See also * 2009 in Turkey References {{DEFAULTSORT:Turkish Films Of ...

Synopsis

Tayfun is an errand boy working for Ateş, one of the most powerful mafia bosses in İstanbul. Tayfun has always been envious of the life led by the spoilt children of the jet set to whom he sells drugs. One day, with the intent of hitting it big, he steals Ateş's money. Ateş finds out about this and threatens Tayfun that he will have to pay for it. Frightened, Tayfun goes to another mafia boss, Sabri, for some idea of how to get the amount he owes to Ateş. Sabri tells him that the best way to collect money is to run an illegal casino. However, all the venues run by Sabri are known by the police, so they need a "clean" place to set up the casino. Özgür, one of the kids Tayfun sells drugs to, is the son of a well-to-do family that lives in a large mansion in an upscale neighborhood. Their house is the last place the police would think of raiding, so Tayfun and Sabri go to Özgür's house to ask for his permission to turn the mansion into a casino. Özgür, for the sake of some adrenaline, agrees to turn his family's mansion into an underground casino while his parents are away on an overseas trip.

Main cast

* Safak Sezer (Ozgur Abi) *

Ali Sürmeli Ali Sürmeli (born 7 April 1959) is a Turkish actor, born in Solhan, Bingöl, Turkey. Filmography Film * 1983: ''Beyaz Ölüm'' * 1988: '' Dönüş'' * 1988: ''Gece Dansı Tutsakları'' * 1993: '' Hoş Memo'' * 1993: '' Mavi Sürgün'' * 19 ...

(Ates Abi) * Hüseyin Elmalıpınar (Huseyin) * Abidin Yerebakan (Ekrem Abi) * Kemal İnci (Mutehahhit Kudret) * Güzin Usta (Efendi)

Release

The film opened in 32 screens across Germany on , 252 screens across Turkey and 6 screens across Austria on 30 October at number two in the Turkish box office chart with a worldwide opening weekend gross of

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824,777.

Reception

Box office

The movie was number two at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and was the eighth highest grossing Turkish film of 2009 with a worldwide total gross of

2,424,173. That figure has subsequently risen to

3,002,945.

References

External links

* for the film (Turkish) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolpacino 2009 films 2009 comedy films Films set in Turkey Turkish action comedy films 2009 action comedy films