Jolly Life (2009)

Original title

Neşeli Hayat

Directed by

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Genre

comedy film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class Turkish man takes a job as a Mall Santa. The film follows his experiences in this role and contrasts the worlds of wealthy Westernized Turks and poorer Turks from the east.

lightheartedwarmeverydayplayfulobservationalgentleslice-of-life

What happens

Jolly Life (Turkish: Neşeli Hayat) is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, about a working class Turkish man who accepts a job as a Mall Santa. It was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), was screened in competition at the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival and was nominated in several categories at the 3rd Yeşilçam Awards. The cast are actors of Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar. Due to filming was done simultaneously for two productions, The actors have minor roles. Writer, director and star Erdoğan says that the main character is between the worlds of the Westernized upper class Turks and the working class Turks in the east of the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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