Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart

2009 Turkish film

Derya Karaköse
Cem Özer

Starring

Şafak Sezer
Alp Kırşan
Esin Civangil
Eylem Şenkal
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

CinematographyRicoEdited byMurat Bolayır

Production
company

Ustaoglu Film Production

Distributed byMedyavizyon

Release date

January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)

Running time

95 minutesCountryTurkeyLanguageTurkishBox office$2,502,800

Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart (Turkish: Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git) is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Onur Tan, starring Şafak Sezer as a man who goes on holiday to get over being dumped, only to find his ex at the same hotel. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16), was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009.

Plot

Kadri and Cem are very close friends (Kankas or "blood brothers"). After Cem is dumped by his girlfriend Betül, Kadri suggests that he go on a holiday to Antalya to get over it. Eventually Cem meets and falls in love with a girl named Umut. But then Betül and her new boyfriend Hakan show up at the same hotel.

Cast

Şafak Sezer as Kadri
Alp Kırşan as Cem
Esin Civangil as Umut
Eylem Şenkal as Betül
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan as Güneş
Nesrin Akdağ as Deniz
Sevgi Berna Biber as Aysun
Gülden Avşaroğlu as Şeri
Nurseli Tırışkan as Menejer
Nilgün Belgün as Teyze
Cem Özer as Arçil Naz
Uğur Uludağ as Şota
Ebru Özenden as Beyza

Release

The film opened in 164 screens across Turkey on January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) at number 1 in the box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $433,672.^[1]

Opening weekend gross
Date	Territory	Screens	Rank	Gross
January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)	Turkey	164	1	$433,672
February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)	Germany	31	27	$60,604
February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)	Austria	3	26	$7,277
March 6, 2009 (2009-03-06)	UK	2	53	$3,734