Kolpaçino (Turkish: Kolpaçino: Bir Şehir Efsanesi) is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Atıl İnaç, which stars Şafak Sezer 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 29 October 2009, was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009.[1]
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| Directed by | Atıl İnaç |
| Written by | Şafak Sezer Kaan Ertem Suat Özkan |
| Produced by | Şenol Zencir Selin Altınel |
| Starring | Şafak Sezer Aydemir Akbaş Ali Çatalbaş Hakan Ural Ali Sürmeli Eriş Akman Hakan Aysev |
| Cinematography | Feza Çaldıran |
| Edited by | Hakan Akol |
Production company | İyi Seyirler Film |
| Distributed by | Özen Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Box office | $3,002,945 |
Synopsis
editTayfun 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
edit- Safak Sezer (Ozgur Abi)
- Ali Sürmeli (Ates Abi)
- Hüseyin Elmalıpınar (Huseyin)
- Abidin Yerebakan (Ekrem Abi)
- Kemal İnci (Mutehahhit Kudret)
- Güzin Usta (Efendi)
Release
editThe film opened in 32 screens across Germany on 29 October 2009, 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 US$824,777.[2]
| Date | Territory | Screens | Rank | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 2009 | Turkey | 252 | 2 | US$628,236 |
| 29 October 2009 | Germany | 32 | 18 | US$168,120 |
| 30 October 2009 | Austria | 6 | 14 | US$28,421 |
Reception
editBox office
editThe 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 US$2,424,173. That figure has subsequently risen to US$3,002,945.[2]
References
edit- ^ "This week in theaters". Today's Zaman. 2009-10-31. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ a b "Kolpacino". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
External links
edit- Official website for the film (Turkish)
- Kolpacino at AllMovie
- Kolpaçino at IMDb
- Kolpacino at the TCM Movie Database