Magic Carpet Ride (film)

Magic Carpet Ride (A.K.A.: Organized Jobs; Turkish: Organize İşler) is a 2005 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, about a small-time criminal who accidentally recruits a failed comedy Superman impersonator into his gang. The film, which went on nationwide release on 23 December 2005 (2005-12-23), is the first Turkish production to be shot in 1:2, 35mm CinemaScope format.

Magic Carpet Ride
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Directed byYılmaz Erdoğan
Written byYılmaz Erdoğan
Produced byNecati Akpınar
Starring
CinematographyUğur İçbak
Edited byMustafa Presheva
Music byOzan Çolakoğlu
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Release date
  • 23 December 2005 (2005-12-23)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Production

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The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.

Plot

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Asim Noyan (Yılmaz Erdoğan) and his gang make up a rambling collective, which concerns itself with a range of criminal activities, running from car theft to fraud. An inveterate womaniser, Asim meets the failed comedian Superman impersonator Samet (Tolga Cevik) while fleeing from an angry husband. Desperate Samet finds himself unwittingly implicated in the life of the gang. Meanwhile, Umut (Özgü Namal), the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ocak, a highly literate but hard-up couple, leads an altogether different life. The paths of Samet, Umut and Asim's gang cross because of a stolen car.

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