Killing the Shadows (2006)
"Hacivat Karagöz neden öldürüldü?" (original title)

A story about the tragedy and the danger of humor and the humorist - A comedy as grand as the Lands of Rome...

Director:

Ezel Akay

Writers:

Ezel Akay, Levent Kazak

Stars:

Haluk Bilginer, Sebnem Dönmez, Beyaz

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Haluk Bilginer	...	Karagöz
Sebnem Dönmez	...	Ayse Hatun
Beyaz	...	Hacivat
Güven Kiraç	...	Kadi Pervane
Ragip Savas	...	Orhan Gazi
Ayse Tolga	...	Nilufer Hatun
Altay Özbek	...	Coban
Hasan Ali Mete	...	Kusteri
Ezel Akay	...	Esrefoglu Suleyman Bey
Serdar Gökhan	...	Köse Mihal
Aysen Gruda	...	Mother of Karagöz, Shaman
Selin Türkoglu	...	Baci Iris
Levent Kazak	...	Dimitri
Tansu Biçer	...	Misak
Numan Açar	...	Trasci Ali

Storyline

This is a story of two legendary men, Karagoz and Hacivat, who lived and died by their sense of humor. Bursa, 1330. A an ancient, crowded Roman city at the border of Byzantium. Changed hands 4 years ago and the small Ottoman tribe is just being transformed as a local state, on the remains of the old Eastern Roman Empire. The story takes place in an unrecorded period time, the last 2 months in the lives of two legendary Turkish stand-up comedians, Karagoz & Hacivat? They lived and died during the first clashes of the decaying Eastern Roman Empire and the first Ottomans of the 14th century Anatolia. Their stories and characters are adapted for traditional shadow theatre of the later Ottoman Empire, in modern Turkey and all over the Middle-East, Greece, and western Asia. Their legend and the truth about their tragic deaths are twisted and distorted, although their stingy humor still lingers on. After the the leader of the growing tribe of Ottomans, Orhan Gazi, notices the talents of two ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [tr]

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

16 March 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Who Killed the Shadows?

Filming Locations:

Orhaneli, Bursa, Turkey

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The negative specially processed to get all needed details in shadow.

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Soundtracks

"Kam Ana"
(Mother Kam)
Performed by Emel Örgün

User Reviews

An excellent playing and also scenario. A must watch Turkish movie

I have never seen such a good movie, including GORA, after the legendary Turkish movie, "Eskiya", whose player is the best player in Turkish movie history, Sener Sen.

Haluk Bilginer shows his tremendous performance ability in this movie. The young shining star Beyazit Ozturk has also a good player and his acting in this movie is remarkable.

I love the scenario, which is mostly entertaining and also finish with a tragic end.

In this movie you can watch the first signals and also source of the fall of the Great Empire, Ottomans, at the first phases. This movie is a must watch with wonderful musics, acting and video quality.