This is really a film for people living in Turkey or in Turkish culture. It's about as beloved in Turkey as Casablanca is in the US and it follows the tradition of the St. Trinian's films from the 1950's with naughty disruptive, but lovable high school kids. There's nothing new about the characters, the same basic ones that appear in films from most any culture. Think The Dead End Kids in the 70's. In the US, Welcome Back Kotter leaps to mind. Unfortunately time has not been kind to this film. The production values are pretty well dated, the soundtrack is off, splicing is a bit abrupt. If you don't know who the actors are and how famous it is, then you're missing 75% of the film. The film is about a group of students who have repeatedly failed their classes at a boarding school. There is the usual mother figure at the school and the strict disciplinarian who tried to install respect and dignity to the "kids." The actors appearing in the film are among the most famous in Turkey, but that doesn't do anything for the rest of the world unfortunately. The jokes also don't translate as many of them are word-plays on Turkish words and phrases. But for Turks, it is one of the most beloved films from the classic 70's Yesilcam Sinemasi period. Watch it with an open mind and for sociological interest. You'll see nothing that you haven't seen in your own country in 100 different films, but it's a insight into what Turks enjoy in their cinema. By the way Arsenal1988, there are just over 75 million people in Turkey, not over 100 million.
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