Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola is a 2011 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 Korhan Bozkurt, starring Ersin Korkut as a servant for a well-to-do family which is visited by legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is the second sequel to the hit comedy Kutsal Damacana

Kutsal Damacana

Kutsal Damacana is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kamil Aydın, starring Şafak Sezer as a man who disguises himself as a priest to help remove a spell...

(2007) following 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).

Synopsis

Sebahattin grew up eating birdseed after being abandoned in the yard of a mosque when he was a baby boy. A self-taught young man, Sebahattin starts working as a servant for a well-to-do family, where he develops an unrequited love towards the family’s beautiful daughter, Demet. However, his platonic happiness will not be long-lived when the servants’ wing of the mansion is visited one night by the legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola.

Premiere

The film was premiered at a special gala showing on at İstinye Park AFM Theater in Istanbul, where, due to a controversial regulations from the Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages Market (TAPDK), organizers had to cancel plans to serve alcohol.

General release

The film opened on nationwide general release in 221 screens across Turkey on at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of US$520,818.