A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.
Ratings
Curator score: 9.4/10
IMDb: 8.5/10
TMDB: 7.7/10
Director
Ertem Eğilmez
Production
Arzu Film
Cast
Münir Özkul, Tarık Akan, Kemal Sunal, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe, Semra Özdamar, Şener Şen, Ahmet Arıman, Feridun Şavlı, Cem Gürdap, Bülent İğdiroğlu, Cengiz Nezir, Ertuğrul Bilda, Sıtkı Akçatepe, Talat Dumanlı, Akil Öztuna, Tevfik İnce, Ergin Orbey, Muharrem Gürses, Hakkı Karadayı
Curator Review
Verdict
A beloved Turkish school comedy with broad slapstick, memorable characters, and real cultural staying power. It’s especially rewarding if you enjoy ensemble chaos, affectionate rebellion, and old-school classroom farce with a nostalgic streak.
Best for
fans of ensemble comedies
viewers curious about Turkish cinema
people who like mischievous school-set stories
fans of character-driven slapstick
audiences open to classic regional comedy
Skip if
you dislike broad, repetitive gags
you need modern pacing or polish
you’re sensitive to outdated gender dynamics
you prefer subtle humor over crowd-pleasing farce
Overview
This is one of those regional comedies that became much more than a movie: it’s a shared reference point, a generational comfort watch, and a showcase for a very specific comic rhythm. The setup is simple, but the film thrives on ensemble chemistry, escalating pranks, and the tension between authority and adolescent chaos.
Worth noting
What makes it endure is not sophistication but personality. The teachers, the students, and the school itself feel like a miniature society, with each character type pushed toward comic exaggeration. That gives the film a warm, familiar energy even when the jokes are rowdy or the behavior is deliberately childish.
Bottom line
It won’t work for everyone, especially if you want modern realism or tighter plotting. But if you’re open to a classic classroom farce with huge cultural footprint, this is easy to see why it became a touchstone.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Evasive (3★) · 164 likes
the influence that Turkish people have over IMDB.com is something that cannot be understood by mere mortals
ellokitty · 63 likes
ders islememek icin bir kez daha bu filmi izledik hala Şener Şen sahnelerine cok gülüyorum
ellokitty · 62 likes
öğlen arası just dance yaptik sonra ki derslerde de hababam sinifi izledik okulu bu anlarda seviyorum🤭🏃♀️
bu film beni rahatsiz ediyor bilemiyorum Semra ogretmene cok uzuldum ve onun yerine rahatsiz oldum Şener sen sahneleri cok komik ve müfettiş sahneside cok komik bide konferans sahneleri hep kopartiyor ama gulemedim cunku just dance ile cok yoruldum susadimm🙉
esen (3.5★) · 62 likes
Damat Ferit bugün olsa simp ordusu olurdu editleri dönerdi twitterda
Hans Schneider (2★) · 46 likes
Some words just make you giggle. Like "hababam." Boy that's fun to say.
This is a strange one. A 1970s ensemble high school comedy from Turkey sure is a weird film to be ranked so highly on IMDb. This high ranking was artificially boosted by Turkish internet culture and a deliberate campaign from fan communities, not global consensus. Apparently this Yeşilçam film is a cultural touchstone in Turkey, a sequel in a comedy franchise that every generation has grown up… more