Cool School (2007 film)

Cool School (Turkish: Çılgın Dersane) is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Faruk Aksoy, about a class of teenage students attempting to save their unconventional school from closure. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 26 January 2007 (2007-01-26), was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2007 and was followed by Cool School Camp (2008).

Cool School
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Faruk Aksoy
Written by	Şafak Güçlü İrfan Saruhan
Produced by	Faruk Aksoy Ayşe Germen
Starring	Cüneyt Arkın Yagmur Atacan Duygu Cetinkaya Tuba Ünsal Mustafa Topaloglu Hande Ataizi
Cinematography	Adnan İşbilir
Edited by	Cem Yıldırım
Music by	Uğurcan Sezen Oğuz Kaplangı
Production company	Aksoy Film
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Maxximum Film
Release date	26 January 2007 (2007-01-26)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Box office	US$4,409,042

Plot

A private education institute on the edge of bankruptcy is about to be closed down. An initially reluctant student body, lured to the institute by the promise of learning in a holiday village, join the staff to stop the closure by entering an inter-school contest in the hope of winning first place and the money to save their school.

Production

The film was shot on location in Antalya, Turkey.

Release

The film opened on general release in 149 screens across Turkey on 26 January 2007 (2007-01-26) at number two in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$694,626.

Reception

The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2007 with a total gross of US$4,265,287.

International gross

Date	Territory	Screens	Rank	Opening Weekend	Total Gross
26 January 2007 (2007-01-26)	Turkey	149	2	US$694,626	US$4,265,287
15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)	Germany	5	-	US$1,776	US$116,915
16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	Austria	2	35	US$301	US$26,840

External links

• Cool School at IMDb