 | Wednesday, May 2nd - 9:00 pm - Oak St. Cinema (Best Of The Fest) 
Sunday, April 22nd - 5:15 pm - Oak Street Cinema
Tuesday, April 24th - 9:30 pm - Bell Auditorium
Director: Cem Yilmaz In his latest film, the enormously popular Turkish comedian Cem Yilmaz plays the struggling magician Iskender. The only person who believes in him is his childhood friend Maradona (Tuna Orhan) and together they dream of a better life. They embark on a tour of Anatolia to escape the hustle and bustle of Istanbul’s streets, and to make as much money as possible. |
Things go wrong almost immediately when they are forced to take along Iskender’s father, the mad Sait (Mazhar Alanson), who wrote off his son years ago. On the road, they entertain at a wedding party only to have the disappearing trick go terribly wrong, leading them to leave town in a hurry with an unexpected new companion. A roller-coaster of a road movie, The Magician is heavy on both laughs and tears.
Cast: Cem Yilmaz, Mazhar Alanson, Ozlem Tekin, Tuna Orhan
In Turkish with English subtitles, Turkey, 122 minutes, 2006, 35mm.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, April 26 2007 )
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