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Magic Carpet Ride (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Magic Carpet Ride' (A.K.A.: 'Organized Jobs'; ) is a 2005 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Ylmaz Erdoan, about a small-time criminal who accidentally recruits a failed comedy Superman impersonator into his gang. The film, which went on nationwide release on , is the first Turkish production to be shot in 1:2, 35mm CinemaScope format.
Production
The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.
Plot
Asim Noyan (Ylmaz Erdoan) and his gang make up a rambling collective, which concerns itself with a range of criminal activities, running from car theft to fraud. An inveterate womaniser, Asim meets the failed comedian Superman impersonator Samet (Tolga Cevik) while fleeing from an angry husband. Desperate Samet finds himself unwittingly implicated in the life of the gang. Meanwhile, Umut (zg Namal), the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ocak, a highly literate but hard-up couple, leads an altogether different life. The paths of Samet, Umut and Asim's gang cross because of a stolen car.
See also
* 2005 in film
References
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