Maskeli Beşler: Irak
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The Masked Gang: Iraq is a 2007 Turkish comedy film
, directed by Murat Aslan, about an incompetent gang of criminals attempting to capture an oil installation in northern Iraq in order divert the oil to Turkey. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , was the third highest-grossing Turkish film of 2007
. It is a sequel to The Masked Gang
(2005) and was followed by The Masked Gang: Cyprus
(2008).
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 Murat Aslan, about an incompetent gang of criminals attempting to capture an oil installation in northern Iraq in order divert the oil to Turkey. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , was the third highest-grossing Turkish film of 2007
Turkish films of 2007
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2007.- Highest-grossing films :- References :...
. It is a sequel to The Masked Gang
The Masked Gang
The Masked Gang is a 2006 Turkish comedy film directed by Murat Aslan. The film, which is about an incompetent gang of criminals attempting the biggest robbery of their careers, is based on Maskeli Beşler and was followed by The Masked Gang: Iraq and The Masked Gang: Cyprus...
(2005) and was followed by The Masked Gang: Cyprus
The Masked Gang: Cyprus
The Masked Gang: Cyprus is a 2008 Turkish comedy film directed by Murat Aslan. The film, which is about an incompetent gang of criminals attempting to go straight, is a sequel to The Masked Gang and The Masked Gang: Iraq...
(2008).
Plot
In this sequel, the clumsiest comedy heroes of Turkish Cinema are convinced firmly that the rights of Turkey upon the oil supplies of the north Iraq are being ignored. Without further ado, they decide to end this unfairness. The idiotic group succeeds in bringing an Iraqi oil plant under American guard into its control. Guided by their leader Bahattin (Peker Acikalin), the gang members Bubbly Tezcan (Safak Sezer), Private Kamil (Cengiz Kucukayvaz), Clumsy Zeki (Melih Ekener) and Redneck Recep (Atilla Sarihan), manage to take the American soldiers as their hostages, and redirect the pipelines to Turkey. The good mannered gang, however, has difficulties in understanding, why this “clearly legal action” not only captures the attention of the local authorities, but also causes a strong international crisis between Turkey and the USA. And the fact that Tezcan falls in love with the American lieutenant Angel, makes the situation by far more complicated.Cast
- Şafak SezerŞafak SezerŞafak 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 Tezcan - Peker AçıkalınPeker AçıkalınPeker Açıkalın is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.-Biography:Peker Açıkalın grew up as one of three children in İstanbul. Despite his parents‘ pressure for him to join the family‘s manufacturing business, he pursued his dream to become an actor. Açıkalın made his first...
as Bahattin - Cengiz KüçükayvazCengiz KüçükayvazCengiz Küçükayvaz is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.-Biography:Cengiz Küçükayvaz graduated in Theatre from Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts. He began his professional acting career at the Tuncay Özinel Theatre and the Hadi Çaman Theatre...
as Kamil - Melih EkenerMelih EkenerMelih Ekener is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.-Biography:Ekener started his professional acting career at the Kenter Theatre and later joined the Hadi Çaman Yeditepe Oyuncuları. He first appeared on television on TRT's Yarı Şaka Yarı Ciddi comedy show...
as Zeki - Atilla Sarıhan as Laz Recep
- Erdal Tosun as Peşto
- Cezmi Baskın as Reis
- Durul Bazan as Davi
- Ali Atıf Bir as the Turkish undersecretary
- Tatyana Tsvikeviç as the American soldier
- Charles Carroll as the American general
- Ceyhun Yılmaz as the taxi driver
Release
The film opened on general release in 350 screens across Turkey on at number two in the Turkish box office chart with a worldwide opening weekend gross of $1,988,968.| 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 | 2 | $1,264,426 | |
| Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
10 | 13 | $82,035 | |
| 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... |
53 | 14 | $253,684 | |
| 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... |
8 | 11 | $51,708 |