The Governor (2009 film) explained

The Governor
Director:M. Çağatay Tosun
Producer:Ata Türkoğlu
Starring:Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Şebnem Dönmez
Uğur Polat
İsmail Hacıoğlu
Özgür Çevik
Şemsi İnkaya
Hakan Gerçek
Hakan Boyav
Music:Nail Yurtsever
Cem Tuncer
Engin Arslan
Cinematography:Ferhan Akgün
Editing:Ufuk Özenateş
Studio:KOLİBA Film
Distributor:Medyavizyon
Maxximum
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:Turkey
Language:Turkish
Gross:US$2,371,977

The Governor (Turkish: '''Vali''') is a 2009 Turkish action film, directed by M. Çağatay Tosun, about the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli, where a team of engineers from the Turkish Mining Exploration Institute (MTA) have recently discovered reserves of uranium. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on, was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009.[1]

Production

The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Ankara and Uşak, Turkey.[2]

Synopsis

Faruk Yazıcı (Erdal Beşikçioğlu) is the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli, where a team of engineers from the Turkish Mining Exploration Institute (MTA) have recently discovered reserves of uranium.

The governor joins forces with his childhood friend Ömer Uçar (Uğur Polat), who heads the team of MTA engineers, in a fight against the beautiful and scheming bureaucrat Ceyda Aydın (Şebnem Dönmez), who actually works to get mines in Turkey under the control of foreign companies. A number of unexplained murders are uncovered only a short while after the governor and the MTA engineers focus on the reserves in Denizli.

Release

The film opened in 175 screens across Turkey on at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$526,262. It was later released across Germany, Austria and the UK.[3]

Opening weekend gross
DateTerritoryScreensRankGross
Turkey1751US$526,262
Germany2243US$12,503
Austria240US$893
UK258US$1,279

Box office

The film opened at number one at the Turkish box office and was the ninth highest grossing Turkish film of 2009 with a worldwide total gross of US$2,339,823. That figure has subsequently risen to US$2,371,977.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Vali' (The Governor) . . 2009-01-10 . 2010-08-07 .
  2. Web site: Filming locations for Vali . IMDB . 2010-02-18 .
  3. Web site: Vali (2009) . Box Office Mojo . 2010-08-07 .