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Kutsal Damacana
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Wikipedia article
'Kutsal Damacana' is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kamil Aydn, starring afak Sezer as a man who disguises himself as a priest to help remove a spell. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2007 and was followed by the sequels 'Kutsal Damacana 2: tmen' (2010) and 'Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola' (2011).
Production
The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.
Synopsis
Former sailor Fikret is having trouble settling into his new life in Istanbul and has begun to make use the local churchs facilities. When the priest Artin goes on a trip to Vatican, Fikret starts selling off the churchs cellar of expensive wines and stays in priests room at night. Fikret spends most of his remaining time gambling on horse races and lecturing Asim, a nave young boy working at the car wash located next door to the church who perceives him as a surrogate as a father figure. Fikret and Asim learn of a rich widowed businesswoman, Deniz, who thinks that her sister, Selen, has had a spell put upon her and is prepared to pay anything to have it lifted. Fikret decides to go to Deniz's house disguised as a priest but gets more than he bargained for.
Release
The film opened on general release in 156 screens across Turkey on at number three in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$1,037,596.
Reception
The film was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2007 with a total gross of US$3,721,075.
References
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