MES presents the film: The Conjuror (Hokkabaz)

MES presents the film: The Conjuror / Hokkabaz

The Conjuror is a 2006 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a magician who tours around Turkey with his father and best friend so that he can make enough money for laser eye surgery. The film, which was released on October 20, 2006, was short-listed for Turkey's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards but lost out to Takva.

Directed by Cem Yilmaz and Ali Taner Baltaci

Sponsored by the Turkish Student Association, Middle Eastern Studies Program, and the Turkish Language Program within the Department of LLL at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.