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Feature film — 2006

Killing the Shadows (2006)

7.12h 15mComedy — Drama — History

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by their sense of humour.

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Director: Ezel Akay

On screen

Cast & crew

Haluk Bilginer as Karagöz

Haluk Bilginer

Karagöz

Beyaz as Hacivat

Beyaz

Hacivat

Şebnem Dönmez as Ayşe Hatun

Şebnem Dönmez

Ayşe Hatun

Güven Kıraç as Pervane

Güven Kıraç

Pervane

Ragıp Savaş as Orhan Gazi

Ragıp Savaş

Orhan Gazi

Ayşe Tolga as Nilüfer Hatun

Ayşe Tolga

Nilüfer Hatun

Altay Özbek as Çoban

Altay Özbek

Çoban

Hasan Ali Mete as Küşteri

Hasan Ali Mete

Küşteri

Serdar Gökhan as Köse Mihal

Serdar Gökhan

Köse Mihal

Levent Kazak as Dimitri

Levent Kazak

Dimitri

Nihal Yalçın as Zeyno Bacı

Nihal Yalçın

Zeyno Bacı

Muhittin Korkmaz as Eredna

Muhittin Korkmaz

Eredna