Deniz, 33, ends up in a hospital after a traumatic night Read More »
Tag Archives: Turkey
Kosmos (2010) Reha Erdem, Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Serkan Keskin
A strange man with otherworldly talents becomes both a friend and a pariah in a small Turkish town in this drama from writer and director Reha Erdem. Read More »
Law of the Border (1966) Lütfi Akad, Yilmaz Güney, Pervin Par, Erol Tas
In order to keep his ailing son alive, an impoverished man agrees to sneak a herd of sheep across the border. Read More »
Innocence (1997) Zeki Demirkubuz, Güven Kiraç, Haluk Bilginer, Derya Alabora
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten year sentence. Read More »
Target (1978) Guido Zurli, Luc Merenda, Gabriella Giorgelli, Kadir Inanir
This is surely one of the lamest poliziotteschi I’ve ever come across Read More »
The Blue Wave (2013) Zeynep Dadak, Merve Kayan, Ayris Alptekin, Onur Saylak, Baris Hacihan
Deniz and her friends, who have been apart for the summer, have much to tell each other. Read More »
Lifelong (2013) Asli Özge, Defne Halman, Hakan Çimenser, Gizem Akman
Nisantasi is a classy Istanbul residential district. Its inhabitants may be rich and beautiful but they are not necessarily happy. Read More »
Riverbanks (2015) Panos Karkanevatos, Diamantis Adamantidis, Efi Drosou, Taxiarhis Hanos
John is an introvert young soldier serving as a minesweeper in Evros. Read More »
The Girlfriend (1977) Guido Zurli, Piero Fabiani, George Ardisson, Tarik Akan
This awesome and incredibly rare Turkish/Italian co-production, starts out as a Euro crime outing Read More »
Water and Fire (2013) Özcan Deniz, Yasemin Allen, Kaan Çakir
A pretty young girl falls for an enigmatic, shy man who sweeps her off her feet. Read More »
Cabaret Balkan (1998) Goran Paskaljevic, Mira Banjac, Ivan Bekjarev, Aleksandar Bercek
The film takes place in Belgrade in the mid nineties of the twentieth century Read More »
The Third Page (1999) Zeki Demirkubuz, Basak Köklükaya, Ruhi Sari, Erol Babaoglu
Isa is beaten up after being accused of stealing $50. When his landlord demands the back rent, Isa gets angry and shoots him. Read More »
Dry Summer (1963) Metin Erksan, Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan
A tobacco farmer tries to ruin his competitors crops by diverting water to his property. Read More »
Journey of Hope (1990) Xavier Koller, Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas
In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. Read More »
The Edge of Heaven (2007) Fatih Akin, Baki Davrak, Gürsoy Gemec, Cengiz Daner
Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali’s choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. Read More »