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Killing the Shadows
2006
· Movie
· 135 min
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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.
Details
- Director
- Ezel Akay
- Writers
- Ezel Akay, Levent Kazak
- Released
- 17 February 2006
- Country
- Turkey
- Language
- Turkish
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $3.0M
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