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'Dragon Trap' is a 2010 Turkish crime-thriller film, directed by Uur Ycel, about two detectives investigating a series of murders of released pedophiles, which was sponsored by the Istanbul Police Department. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010.

Production



The eight-week shoot started on June 15, 2009 and included seven weeks in Istanbul and one week in Erzincan, Turkey. A French team came to Turkey to contribute to the production.

Plot



Ensar (Nejat ler) has turned into a ruthless death machine during his military service, during which he fought terrorists in numerous clashes in southeast Anatolia. Having just completed his compulsory military service, Ensar returns home, but on the very day he comes home, he finds out that while he was away, his 12-year-old sister was raped. Later, unable to cope with the trauma, the little girl hanged herself at a mental asylum she was put in following the incident. In the meantime, Ensar's hometown is shaken with a number of murders. Two skillful detectives from the homicide department, Abbas (Uur Ycel) and Akrep Celal (Kenan mirzalolu), along with rookie Ezo (Berrak Tznata) are assigned to investigate the murders. The case will be the last one Abbas has to solve before the retirement he has been anticipating for a long time to put into practice his plans to move to a quiet and far away place with his longtime girlfriend Cavidan (Ceyda Dvenci).

Cast



*Uur Ycel ('erkez' Abbas)

*Kenan mirzalolu ('Akrep' Celal)

*Nejat ler (Ensar)

*Berrak Tznata (Ezo)

*Ceyda Dvenci (Cavidan)

*Aye Nil amlolu (Ensar's mother)

*Ozan Gven (Remzi)

*lker Aksum (Doctor)

Release



The film opened in 407 screens across Turkey on at number two in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $1,292,163.

Reception



Box office

The film was number two at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and has made a total gross of $4,644,486.

See also



* 2010 in film

* Turkish films of 2010

References




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