The Masked Gang: Iraq

The Masked Gang: Iraq

Theatrical poster
Directed by Murat Aslan
Produced by Murat Akdilek
Ferdi Eğilmez
Written by Murat Aslan
Starring Şafak Sezer
Peker Açıkalın
Cengiz Küçükayvaz
Melih Ekener
Atilla Sarıhan
Erdal Tosun
Cezmi Baskın
Music by Cem Erman
Cinematography Ertunç Şenkay
Edited by Erkan Özekan
Production
company
Arzu Film
Fida Film
Distributed by Özen Film
Maxximum Film
Release dates
  • January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12)
Running time
108 mins
Country Turkey
Language Turkish
Box office US$7,717,183

The Masked Gang: Iraq (Turkish: Maskeli Beşler: Irak) 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 January 12, 2007, 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).

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 brings about 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

Release

The film opened on general release in 350 screens across Turkey on January 12, 2007 at number two in the Turkish box office chart with a worldwide opening weekend gross of $1,988,968.[1]

Opening weekend gross
DateTerritoryScreensRankGross
January 12, 2007 Turkey 350 2 $1,264,426
January 24, 2007 Belgium 10 13 $82,035
January 25, 2007 Germany 53 14 $253,684
January 25, 2007 Austria 8 11 $51,708

Reception

The movie remained number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks tunning and was the third highest grossing Turkish film of 2007 with a total gross of $6,563,123. It remained in the Turkish box-office charts for forty-nine weeks and made a total worldwide gross of $7,717,183.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Maskeli besler irak". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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