Hunting Season (film)
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Directed by | Yavuz Turgul |
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Written by | Yavuz Turgul |
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Music by | Tamer Çıray |
Cinematography | Uğur İçbak |
Edited by | İsmail Canlısoy |
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Distributed by | Fida Film |
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Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Budget | US$4 million |
Box office | US$12,160,978 |
Hunting Season (Turkish: Av Mevsimi) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, which stars Şener Şen and Cem Yılmaz as two policemen who team up with a rookie to investigate a murder case. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on December 3, 2010 , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2010 and was released in six European countries in addition to Turkey.[1][2][3]
Plot
Veteran homicide cop Ferman (Şener Şen) and his hot-headed partner İdris (Cem Yılmaz) team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan (Okan Yalabık) to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal (Çetin Tekindor) who had taken the victim as his second wife.
Cast
- Şener Şen - Ferman, surnommé « Chasseur »
- Cem Yılmaz - İdris, surnommé « le Fou »
- Çetin Tekindor - Battal Çolakzade
- Melisa Sözen - Asiye
- Okan Yalabık - Çömez Hasan
- Mahir İpek - Murat Öneş
- Rıza Kocaoğlu - Asit Ömer
- Nergis Çorakçı - Hatun
- Mustafa Avkıran - Müslüm
Release
The film opened in 652 screens across Turkey on December 3, 2010 at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$2,697,707.[4]
Reception
Box Office
The film was number one at the Turkish box office for five-weeks running and has made a total gross of US$12,160,978.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Yavuz Turgul completes filming of 'Av Mevsimi'". Today's Zaman. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ "New Turgul-Şen film opens in 7 countries". Today's Zaman. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ Güler, Emrah (2010-12-10). "Legendary Turkish duo return for 'Hunting Season'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- 1 2 "Av Mevsimi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
External links
- Official website (Turkish)
- Av mevsimi at the Internet Movie Database