The Magician (2006 film)
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| Turkish | Hokkabaz |
| Directed by | Cem Yılmaz Ali Taner Baltacı |
| Written by | Cem Yılmaz |
| Produced by | Necati Akpinar |
| Starring | Cem Yılmaz Mazhar Alanson Özlem Tekin Tuna Orhan |
| Cinematography | Uğur İçbak |
| Edited by | Engin Öztürk |
| Music by | Ozan Çolakoğlu |
Production company | Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi |
| Distributed by | KenDa Film |
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Running time | 119 mins |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Box office | $9,146,764 |
The Magician (Turkish: Hokkabaz) 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.