Losers' Club (2011)

Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets ... See full summary »

Director:

Tolga Örnek

Writers:

Tolga Örnek, Mehmet Ada Öztekin (as Mehmet A. Öztekin)

Stars:

Nejat Isler, Yigit Özsener, Ahu Türkpençe

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nejat Isler	...	Kaan
Yigit Özsener	...	Mete
Ahu Türkpençe	...	Zeynep
Idil Firat	...	Asli
Riza Kocaoglu	...	Murat
Serra Yilmaz	...	Mother
Cengiz Bozkurt	...	Yilmaz
Baris Bagci	...	Devrim
Safak Baskaya	...	Brit
Erdal Küçükkömürcü	...	Kusbeyin
Sirin Kilavuz Sevinç	...	Selin (as Sirin Kilavuz)
Giray Altinok	...	Ressam Hakan
Açelya Özcan	...	Mete's Darling
Onur Ünsal	...	Partideki Genç
Kubilay Tok	...	Radio Audience #3 (voice)

Storyline

Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.

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Plot Keywords:

sex on couch | foreplay | sex scene | watching a documentary | toilet | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The radio program and the hosts are actually real. In the 90's they hosted a radio program on Kent FM as in the film and they were using the same language as they use in the film.

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Quotes

Mother: Why do those words aIways strike me as dreary and coId? Is it perhaps because there's no word exquisite enough to be your name?

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Connections

Followed by Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda (2018)

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Soundtracks

Melancholy Man
Written by Michael Pinder
Performed by The Moody Blues

User Reviews

Hello, beloved listeners of Kent.

Based on the true story of the two Turkish radio jockeys (RJs) from the 90s, who are the talk of the late night. It was more like a Turkish version of 'The Boat that Rocked' but the thing was the radio station and programme were legal. I found the movie was a little slow in pace but deals with an interesting thematic plot.

The movie tells the story of Kaan and Mete, the radio show hosts. The two ordinary guys with a boring daily livelihood suddenly become colourful once theirs late night radio programme called 'Loser's Club' instantly becomes a hit. They become the celebrities as well as threats from the religious people. One of them finds his dream girl. Whatsoever they are not ready to change themselves to the current situation. They want left alone like everybody else, so what happens to their fame is the ending part of the movie.

Both the lead actors were executed simple performances but looked so powerful. The lead lady, called Zeynep, was also a good and looking cute. Most of the movie shot at the night time, I mean almost, so the light was used very wisely. The movie was simple as its look and complicated to get at first glance. One of a fine Turkish drama I have seen, quite resembles the quality and style of the German movie 'The Lives of Others'.

7.5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Turkey]

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

25 March 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Clubul rataţilor

Filming Locations:

Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,692,857

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ekip Film, Tiglon

Technical Specs

Color:

Color