
The Poor Ones tells the semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. Read More »
Tag Archives: Turkey
Dracula in Istanbul (1953) Drakula Istanbul’da

A Istanbul lawyer named Azmi goes to Romania to meet with a Count named Dracula. Read More »
Journey to the Sun AKA Günese Yolculuk (1999) Yesim Ustaoglu, Nazmî Kirik, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Read More »
Elegy (1972) Agit – Yilmaz Güney

Coban and his four comrades are smugglers who live in the bleak, inaccesable mountains. Read More »
Zenne Dancer (2012) Caner Alper, Kerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh, Erkan Avci

A feature film about an unusual trio: Daniel, a German photo-journalist in Istanbul without much knowledge about Turkish values. Read More »
Drawers AKA Cekmeceler (2015) Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay, Ece Dizdar, Tilbe Saran, Taner Birsel

Deniz, 33, ends up in a hospital after a traumatic night Read More »
Kosmos (2010) Reha Erdem, Sermet Yesil

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 »