Jolly Life

2009 Turkish comedy film

Yılmaz Erdoğan
Ersin Korkut
Burcu Gönder
Cezmi Baskın
Erdal Tosun
Rıza Akın

CinematographyUğur İçbakEdited by

Engin Öztürk
Yılmaz Erdoğan

Music by

Deniz Erdoğan
Yıldıray Gürgen

Production
company

BKM Film

Distributed byCine Film

Release date

November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)

Running time

100 minutesCountryTurkeyLanguageTurkish

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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Pazarın birincisi".
^ Watson, Ivan. "Santa movie spotlights Turkey's east-west divide." CNN. 24 December 2009. Retrieved on 26 December 2009.
^ "2009 Yılı Box Office".