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The Masked Gang: Iraq

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The Masked Gang: Iraq
Theatrical poster
Directed byMurat Aslan
Written byMurat Aslan
Produced byMurat Akdilek
Ferdi Eğilmez
StarringŞafak Sezer
Peker Açıkalın
Cengiz Küçükayvaz
Melih Ekener
Atilla Sarıhan
Erdal Tosun
Cezmi Baskın
CinematographyErtunç Şenkay
Edited byErkan Özekan
Music byCem Erman
Production
companies
Arzu Film
Fida Film
Distributed byÖzen Film
Maxximum Film
Release date
  • January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12)
Running time
108 mins
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box officeUS$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 (2007-01-12), 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

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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. In addition, Tezcan falls in love with the American lieutenant Angel, making the situation as far more complicated.

Cast

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Release

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The film opened on general release in 350 screens across Turkey on January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12) at number two in the Turkish box office chart with a worldwide opening weekend gross of $1,988,968.[1]

Opening weekend gross
Date Territory Screens Rank Gross
January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12) Turkey 350 2 $1,264,426
January 24, 2007 (2007-01-24) Belgium 10 13 $82,035
January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25) Germany 53 14 $253,684
January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25) Austria 8 11 $51,708

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Maskeli besler irak". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
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