Recep İvedik 3
Recep İvedik 3 is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Togan Gökbakar, which stars Şahan Gökbakar as an oafish character who is attempting to combat depression following the death of his grandmother. The film, which was released nationwide in Turkey on February 12, 2010 , was the highest grossing Turkish film of 2010. The film's titular comic character was created by Şahan Gökbakar for his Turkish comedy television show Dikkat Şahan Çıkabilir, which ran from 2005 to 2006. The series subsequently generated several sequel films, starting with Recep İvedik (2008), to which this is the second sequel.[1]
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Directed by | Togan Gökbakar |
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Music by | Oguz Kaplangi |
Cinematography | Ertunç Senkay |
Production company | Aksoy Film |
Distributed by | Özen Film |
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Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Box office | 28.710.987,25 TL |
Plot
Recep İvedik (Şahan Gökbakar) shows signs of deep depression following the death of his grandmother. In the meantime, one of his distant relatives, Zeynep (Zeynep Çamcı), comes to İstanbul to attend university.
With Recep being Zeynep’s only relative in the big city, she will have to stay at Recep’s house for a few months. Now that Zeynep has been included in his life, Recep tries every kind of activity to socialize and get rid of his depression, including going to the theater and even attending karate classes. However, nothing seems to work for Recep.
Release
The film opened across Germany and Austria on February 11, 2010 and across Turkey on February 12, 2010 at number one in the Turkish box office chart. On its worldwide opening weekend, the film grossed of $8,665,889.[2]
Date | Territory | Screens | Rank | Gross |
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February 12, 2010 | Turkey | 378 | 1 | $6,905,526 |
February 11, 2010 | Germany | 77 | 5 | $1,579,104 |
February 11, 2010 | Austria | 9 | 6 | $352,117 |
References
- "This week in theaters". Today's Zaman. 2010-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- "Recep Ivedik 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
External links
- Official website for the film (Turkish)
- Recep Ivedik 3 at IMDb
- Recep İvedik 3 at Rotten Tomatoes