Killing the Shadows (2006)

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by their sense of humour.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

What to watch after Killing the Shadows

• Where's Firuze? (2004) — Ezel Akay directed both
• Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009) — Same feel: irreverent, fun
• Lovelorn (2005) — Güven Kıraç appears in both
• Çalgi Çengi (2011) — Same feel: irreverent, fun
• Trickster (1981)
• The International (2006)