Killing the Shadows

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Killing the Shadows (2006)

Directed by Ezel Akay

Comedy, Drama, History · 2h 15m

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by their sense of humour.

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Cast

Haluk Bilginer Karagöz Beyaz Hacivat Şebnem Dönmez Ayşe Hatun Güven Kıraç Pervane Ragıp Savaş Orhan Gazi Ayşe Tolga Nilüfer Hatun Altay Özbek Çoban Hasan Ali Mete Küşteri Serdar Gökhan Köse Mihal Levent Kazak Dimitri Nihal Yalçın Zeyno Bacı Muhittin Korkmaz Eredna

Crew

Director
Ezel Akay
Writer
Ezel Akay, Levent Kazak
Director of Photography
Hayk Kirakosyan
Editor
Mustafa Presheva
Producer
Serkan Çakarer, Bahadir Atay

Details

Original title
Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?
Release date
2006-02-17
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History
Original language
TR
Spoken languages
Turkish
Countries
Turkey
Production
Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
Budget
$3,500,000
Box office
$3,004,541