The Plane Tree Explained

The Plane Tree
Director:Handan İpekçi
Producer:Necati Akpınar
Cinematography:Feza Çaldıran
Editing:Aziz İmamoğlu
Studio:BKM Film
Distributor:Medyavizyon
Runtime:121 minutes
Country:Turkey
Language:Turkish
Gross:US$1,562,977

The Plane Tree (Turkish: Çınar Ağacı) is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Handan İpekçi, featuring Celile Toyon as a retired teacher who is the catalyst for the bi-monthly reunion of her extended family under the titular plane tree. The film, which opened on March 18, 2011 at number 2 in the Turkish box office, is one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2011.

Release

The film opened on nationwide general release in 218 screens across Turkey on at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of US$340,424.[1]

Reception

The film remained in the Turkish box-office charts for 20 weeks and made a total gross of US$1,562,977.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Çinar agaci . Box Office Mojo . 2011-05-25 .