Yahşi Batı

Yahşi Batı
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ömer Faruk Sorak
Produced by	Murat Akdilek Cem Yılmaz
Written by	Cem Yılmaz
Starring	Cem Yılmaz Ozan Güven Demet Evgar Özkan Uğur Zafer Algöz
Cinematography	Mirsad Herović
Distributed by	UIP
Release dates	January 1, 2010
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Box office	$13,733,563

Yahşi Batı is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as special agents tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to deliver a diamond gift to the American president. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 1, 2010, was one of highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010. The title Yahşi Batı ("Mild West") is a play on the term Vahşi Batı ("Wild West").

Plot

Two special agents, Aziz and Lemi, are tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with delivering a diamond as a gift to the American president. As they ride on a stagecoach across the American wild west, they are robbed of the diamond by bandits, leaving them stranded without any money. A tough cowgirl, Susanne Van Dyke (a character like Calamity Jane) joins them on their quest.

Cast

Cem Yılmaz as Aziz Vefa Ozan Güven as Lemi Galip Demet Evgar as Susanne Van Dyke Özkan Uğur as Chief Red Rocks Zafer Algöz as Sheriff Lloyd Kaan Öztop as Chuck Yılmaz Köksal as Sheriff Çeko Ferdi Sancar as Johnnie

Dilek Çelebi as Betty İştar Gökseven as Garry Mehmet Polat as Johnny Lesh Süleyman Turan as Sheriff Murphy Tuncay Özinel as Josh Uğur Polat as Buck Berry of Brokeback Mazlum Çimen as Wanted Sheriff Tevfik Yapıcı as President James Abram Garfield

Release

The film opened in 693 screens across Turkey on January 1, 2010 at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $13,706,319.^[1]

The film later opened in one screen in the UK with a first weekend gross of £557.^[2]

Reception

Box Office

The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and has made a total gross of $13,733,563.^[1]

See also

• 2010 in film
• Turkish films of 2010

References

1. "Yahsi Bati". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
2. Gant, Charles (2010-02-02). "Precious gives Avatar a run for its screen average at UK box office". Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-02-19.

External links

• Official website for the film (Turkish)
• Yahşi Batı at AllMovie
• Yahşi Batı at the Internet Movie Database
• Yahşi Batı at the TCM Movie Database