Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola

{{Short description|2011 film by Korhan Bozkurt}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola

| image = KutsalDamacanaDracoolaTheatricalPoster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Korhan Bozkurt

| producer = {{ubl|Şenol Zencir|Selin Altınel}}

| writer = Ahmet Yılmaz

| starring = {{ubl|Ersin Korkut|Şahin Irmak|Özge Ulusoy}}

| music =

| cinematography = Ferhan Akgün

| editing = Engin Öztürk

| studio = {{ubl|Iyi Seyirler Film|Zero Film}}

| distributor = Tiglon

| released = {{Film date|2011|1|21}}

| runtime =

| country = Turkey

| language = Turkish

| budget = US$2,500,000

| gross =

}}

Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola is a 2011 Turkish comedy film, directed by Korhan Bozkurt, starring Ersin Korkut as a servant for a well-to-do family which is visited by legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on {{start date|2011|1|21}}, is the second sequel to the hit comedy Kutsal Damacana (2007) following Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen (2010).

Production

The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.{{cite web |title=Filming locations for Kutsal Damacana 3 Dracoola |first= |last= |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754029/locations |work=IMDB |date= |accessdate=2010-02-18}}

Synopsis

Sebahattin grew up eating birdseed after being abandoned in the yard of a mosque when he was a baby boy. A self-taught young man, Sebahattin starts working as a servant for a well-to-do family, where he develops an unrequited love towards the family's beautiful daughter, Demet. However, his platonic happiness will not be long-lived when the servants' wing of the mansion is visited one night by the legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola.

Release

=Premiere=

The film premiered at a special gala showing on {{Start date|2011|1|19}} at İstinye Park AFM Theater in Istanbul, where, due to a controversial regulations from the Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages Market (TAPDK), organizers had to cancel plans to serve alcohol.{{Cite web|title=Istanbul movie premiere to be dry, say cinema officials |first= |last= |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=movie-remier-to-be-held-out-of-alcohol-2011-01-18 |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}

= General release =

The film opened on nationwide general release in 221 screens across Turkey on January 21 at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of US$520,818.{{cite web |title=Kutsal Damacana 3 Dracoola |first= |last= |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W3&id=_fKUTSALDAMACANA3D01 |work=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2011-01-21}}

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