Kutsal Damacana is a 2007 Turkish comedy film

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 Kamil Aydın, starring Şafak Sezer

Şafak Sezer

Şafak Sezer is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.He first acted in Haldun Taner's play Eşeğin Gölgesi at Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu . At the same venue, he acted in Devri Yalan, Başımızda Pak Bulut, Sen Bu Seçimi Unut, Saddam'ı Kim Öptü, Şirinler, Edi Büdü and Uzaylı Arif’...

 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

Turkish films of 2007

A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2007.- Highest-grossing films :- References :...

 and was followed by the sequels Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen

Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen

Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Korhan Bozkurt, starring Safak Sezer as a sailor who returns to Istanbul, following misadventures with Somali pirates and a sojourn in a Budhist monastery, to do battle with a werewolf. The film, which went on nationwide general...

(2010) and Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola

Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola

Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola is a 2011 Turkish comedy film, directed by Korhan Bozkurt, starring Ersin Korkut as a servant for a well-to-do family which is visited by legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola...

(2011).

Synopsis

Former sailor Fikret is having trouble settling into his new life in Istanbul and has begun to make use the local church’s facilities. When the priest Artin goes on a trip to Vatican, Fikret starts selling off the church’s cellar of expensive wines and stays in priest’s room at night. Fikret spends most of his remaining time gambling on horse races and lecturing Asim, a naïve 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

Turkish films of 2007

A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2007.- Highest-grossing films :- References :...

 with a total gross of US$3,721,075.