Cool School
Cool School | |
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Theatrical poster | |
Directed by | Faruk Aksoy |
Produced by |
Faruk Aksoy Ayşe Germen |
Written by |
Şafak Güçlü İrfan Saruhan |
Starring |
Cüneyt Arkin Yagmur Atacan Duygu Cetinkaya Tuba Ünsal Mustafa Topaloglu Hande Ataizi |
Music by |
Uğurcan Sezen Oğuz Kaplangı |
Cinematography | Adnan İşbilir |
Edited by | Cem Yıldırım |
Production company |
Aksoy Film |
Distributed by |
Warner Bros. Maxximum Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Box office | US$4,409,042 |
Cool School (Turkish: Çılgın Dersane) is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Faruk Aksoy, about a class of teenage students attempting to save their unconventional school from closure. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 26, 2007 , was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2007 and was followed by Cool School Camp (2008).
Plot
A private education institute on the edge of bankruptcy is about to be closed down. An initially reluctant student body, lured to the institute by the promise of learning in a holiday village, join the staff to stop the closure by entering an inter-school contest in the hope of winning first place and the money to save their school.
Production
The film was shot on location in Antalya, Turkey.[1]
Release
The film opened on general release in 149 screens across Turkey on January 26, 2007 at number two in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$694,626.[2]
Reception
The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2007 with a total gross of US$4,265,287.[2]
Date | Territory | Screens | Rank | Opening Weekend | Total Gross |
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January 26, 2007 | Turkey | 149 | 2 | US$694,626 | US$4,265,287 |
March 15, 2007 | Germany | 5 | - | US$1,776 | US$116,915 |
March 16, 2007 | Austria | 2 | 35 | US$301 | US$26,840 |
References
- ↑ "Filming locations for Çilgin dersane". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- 1 2 "Çilgin dersane". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
External links
- Cool School on IMDb