Eşrefpaşalılar

Eşrefpaşalılar (2010)

They used to cut ears,now they are all ears

Two friends originally from Izmir-Eşrefpaşa have settled in Istanbul… While Tayyar (Hüseyin Soysalan) has become a mafia leader based on his passion for power and ruling, Davut (Turgay Tanülkü) has been managing a café in his small neighbourhood. Both have loved the same woman, Madam Eleni (Sermin Hürmeriç). But she had to get married to Tayyar despite her love for Davut. She also had a daughter called Duygu (Deniz Özpınar). However, Tayyar, knowing that Eleni’s heart belongs to Davut, leaves Eleni and his daughter alone. Tayyar, continuously looking for ways for revenge, finally finds it in convincing Nusret (Burak Tarık), Davut’s adopted son, to choose his dirty way. Nusret, the tough-guy of the neighbourhood gets into a big dilemma since he couldn’t make a choice between his girl as well as the people he loves and money and power.

Date of release
2010-03-05
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Hüdaverdi Yavuz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Istanbul

Eşrefpaşalılar is a 2010 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Hüdaverdi Yavuz.

Production

After three years touring with the play, which has been seen by more than 400,000 people, writer-star Burak Tarık and the Anse team were encouraged by fans to turn the play into a film and were unable to resist this nice pressure.

The script by Burak Tarık is not an identical adaptation of the original play and many features make the film different. “Instead of just explaining the Eşrefpaşalılar story as is, we aimed to present a portrait of Turkey and explain the kind of neighborhood we miss,” the Anse team said.

The four-week shoot commenced on December 2, 2009 (2009-12-02) and included location filming around the Balat, Ayvansaray and Eyüp neighbourhoods of Istanbul.

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