Killing the Shadows explained

Killing the Shadows
Director:	Ezel Akay
Starring:	Haluk Bilginer Beyazıt Öztürk
Country:	Turkey
Language:	Turkish
Runtime:	2h 15min

Killing the Shadows (tr|Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?) is a 2006 Turkish historical comedy film directed by Ezel Akay, about the origin story of Karagöz and Hacivat, the two lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play.^[1]

Cast

• Haluk Bilginer - Karagöz
• Beyazıt Öztürk - Hacivat
• Şebnem Dönmez - Ayşe Hatun
• Güven Kıraç - Kadı Pervane
• Levent Kazak - Dimitri
• Ayşen Gruda - Kam Ana
• Ezel Akay - Süleyman II (Eşrefoğlu)
• Muhittin Korkmaz - Alaeddin Eretna
• Ahmet Sarıcan - Demirtaş
• Mete Horozoğlu - Görevli
• Hasan Ali Mete - Küşteri
• Serdar Gökhan - Köse Mihal
• Ragıp Savaş - Orhan Gazi
• Tansu Biçer - Misak

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - Movies - review - Killing the Shadows (Hacivat Karagöz Neded Öldürüldü).