Eyvah Eyvah
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Eyyvah Eyvah is a 2010 Turkish comedy film
, directed by Hakan Algül, which stars Ata Demirer
as a young clarinet player who travels to Istanbul in search of his estranged father. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010
and will be followed by the sequel Eyyvah Eyvah 2
(2011).
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, directed by Hakan Algül, which stars Ata Demirer
Ata Demirer
Ata Demirer is a Turkish stand-up comedian and actor. Famous for his role as Volkan in Avrupa Yakası, a TV series on ATV Turkey. Upon leaving the show for a couple seasons, he is now back on the cast...
as a young clarinet player who travels to Istanbul in search of his estranged father. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010
Turkish films of 2010
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2010.-Highest-grossing films:-Events:JanuaryFebruaryMarch-July to December:-References:...
and will be followed by the sequel Eyyvah Eyvah 2
Eyyvah Eyvah 2
Eyyvah Eyvah 2 is a 2011 Turkish comedy film, directed by Hakan Algül, starring Ata Demirer as a young clarinet player who struggles to win back his fiance after she moves to a small village in the Turkish countryside...
(2011).
Plot
Hüseyin (Ata Demirer) is a young man living with his grandparents in a village in Turkey’s Thracian region. Two things are of great importance in Hüseyin’s life: his clarinet and his fiancee. However, one day Hüseyin is forced to go to İstanbul and leave behind his beloved village. In the big city, Hüseyin will receive the biggest support from his clarinet and later from a bar singer called Firuzan (Demet Akbağ). Firuzan, who storms İstanbul’s night clubs with her songs, already leads a very colorful and highly complicated life, which, with Hüseyin’s inclusion, gets all the more colorful with comedy and action.Release
The film opened across Germany on and across Turkey and Austria on at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $1,597,709.| Date | Territory | Screens | Rank | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
350 | 1 | $1,597,709 | |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
6 | 18 | $30,622 |
Box Office
The was number one at the Turkish box office for four weeks running and has made a total gross of $12,011,619.External links
- Ata Demirer: Humor Makes My Life Easier interview with Today's ZamanToday's ZamanToday's Zaman is one of two English-language dailies based in Turkey. Established on January 16, 2007, the newspaper's main competitor is the older Hürriyet Daily News....