FILM · 2011 · TURKEY

Kaybedenler Kulübü

Directed by

Tolga Örnek

Runtime

105 min

Studio

Ekip Film

9 archived facts · 2 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.

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1. #001

   The film is based on the radio programme of the same name that aired on Kent FM between 1996 and 2001, and on the lives of its hosts, Kaan Çaydamlı and Mete Avunduk.

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2. #002

   Director Tolga Örnek met Kaan Çaydamlı through Mehmet Ada Öztekin, with whom he co-wrote the screenplay. Öztekin wrote the screenplay while the radio programme was still on air and waited for it to end.

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3. #003

   Çaydamlı and Avunduk sent the screenplay to one or two producers, but the producers found the text too sophisticated. Although Örnek liked the screenplay, he said the real interest lay in 'the guys' and the programme, which led to the screenplay being reworked.

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4. #004

   The film was to be shot in six weeks but was completed in three and a half weeks in total. A set was built on the stage to make filming easier, and the radio studio scenes were squeezed into the first three days, with roughly sixteen hours of work per day.

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5. #005

   Both a Red Camera and a Canon Mark II camera were used on the production, making it the first film to be shot this way in Turkey.

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6. #006

   The film's first cut ran 164 minutes, and 54 minutes of the shot material were cut. Director Örnek stated that he could include the cut scenes on the DVD.

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7. #007

   Şenol, who plays himself, had his speech presented in the film with subtitles. During editing, after Rıza Kocaoğlu pointed out that nothing in one of the lines could be understood, subtitles were proposed, and the profanities Şenol uttered were humorously corrected in the subtitles.

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8. #008

   Ahu Türkpençe, who plays the character Zeynep, met Örnek for another project; when that project was postponed, Kaybedenler Kulübü was moved forward, and Türkpençe agreed to take part in the film after reading the screenplay.

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9. #009

   Before the film was released, a book titled 'Kaybedenler Kulübü - Filmin Öyküsü' was published, telling everything about the film from before its production to after it.

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