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Staged Murder (Cinayet Süsü)

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Movie · 2019 · 7 people

Ali Atay directed the 2019 Turkish crime comedy Cinayet Süsü ("Staged Murder") and co-wrote the script with Aziz Kedi and Feyyaz Yiğit, while Timur Savcı and Cemal Okan produced. It opened on 25 October 2019, runs 112 minutes, drew about 824,000 admissions and took roughly 16 million lira at the box office. Ahmet Bayer was the director of photography.

The story begins when the homicide squads of the Istanbul Police Department run into a case unlike anything they know. Chief Inspector Emin (Uğur Yücel), Inspector Salih (Cengiz Bozkurt), Inspector Asuman (Binnur Kaya) and deputy inspector Alaattin (Mert Denizmen) take it over. But strange murders keep coming, with neither evidence nor lead. Nerves fray, superiors grow uneasy, and as the cases multiply press and public interest swell, piling pressure on the team. Eventually the national police chief assigns Dizdar Koşu (Feyyaz Yiğit), a "crime expert" from America, to guide Emin's squad. Under haste and desperation, the team tries to solve the strangest serial killings Turkey has seen by the most unexpected means.

Mehmet Özgür appears as the "Mysterious Man", and Açelya Topaloğlu is also in the cast. Hilal Sezer designed the costumes and Nezih Helvacıoğlu was assistant director.

DirectorAli Atay

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Uğur Yücel Uğur Yücel Actor · 69 years old Chief Inspector Emin Binnur Kaya Binnur Kaya Actor · 54 years old Inspector Asuman Cengiz Bozkurt Cengiz Bozkurt Actor · 60 years old Inspector Salih Mehmet Özgür Mehmet Özgür Actor · 56 years old Killer Müfit Kayacan Müfit Kayacan Actor · 67 years old Old Man Mert Denizmen Mert Denizmen Actor · 40 years old Açelya Topaloğlu Açelya Topaloğlu Actor · 39 years old

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Seeing Uğur Yücel, Cengiz Bozkurt and Binnur Kaya on the same team will please any viewer who values fine acting. This floundering, desperate homicide squad recalls the sweet ineptitude of the old police comedies. Yet at the heart of the fun lies a chain of serial murders, and for an eye raised on the classics, turning death into material for laughter is not always easy to digest. When the chill of black comedy outweighs human warmth, the film keeps its distance. Still, the gathering of seasoned actors closes much of that gap.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Ali Atay bends the police procedural to the service of comedy and chooses to play with the genre's rules: no evidence, no leads, and ever-growing pressure. That helplessness is the script's comic engine. Assigning Dizdar Koşu, a crime expert from America, to the squad sets up a familiar foreign-expert parody, and having Feyyaz Yiğit both co-write and play the role gives the character a clear voice. The weak spot is structure: as the murders pile up the story risks repeating itself, and 112 minutes makes a premise built on a single idea feel stretched in places. Even so, Uğur Yücel's Chief Inspector Emin works as a solid anchor amid the absurdity and keeps the film standing.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Serial murders, a desperate homicide squad, mounting pressure: on paper, a great start for a thriller. But Cinayet Süsü is not a thriller; it is a crime comedy. The pace comes less from pursuit than from the squad's panic and the meddling of the crime expert flown in from America. If you want a real detective puzzle, you may leave a bit empty-handed. If you like your crime mixed with comedy, it makes a fun evening.

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