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 3 December 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]
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| Directed by | Yavuz Turgul |
| Written by | Yavuz Turgul |
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| Cinematography | Uğur İçbak |
| Edited by | İsmail Canlısoy |
| Music by | Tamer Çıray |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | US$4 million |
| Box office | US$12,160,978 |
Plot
editVeteran 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
edit- 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
editThe 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
editBox office
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yavuz Turgul completes filming of 'Av Mevsimi'". Today's Zaman. 2010-06-26. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ "New Turgul-Şen film opens in 7 countries". Today's Zaman. 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Güler, Emrah (2010-12-10). "Legendary Turkish duo return for 'Hunting Season'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ a b "Av Mevsimi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
External links
edit- Official website (in Turkish)
- Av mevsimi at IMDb
- Hunting Season at Rotten Tomatoes