Deniz and her friends, who have been apart for the summer, have much to tell each other. Read More »
Tag Archives: turkish
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 »
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 »
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 »
Homoti (1987) Müjdat Gezen, Perran Kutman, Bahar Öztan
The second Turkish E.T. rip-off, this time centring around a tabloid photographer tasked with taking photos of “UFOs” by throwing pot lids in the air Read More »
Oh, Moon! (1988) Reha Erdem, Yesim Tozan, Gülsen Tuncer, Nurinisa Yildirim, Drama
Yekta, 11 years old, is born and still lives in a mysterious, castle-like house, at the shore of the Bosphorus, together with her lame seagull, her spinster aunt Read More »
The Bus (1975) Tunç Okan, Tuncel Kurtiz, Björn Gedda, Comedy, Crime, Drama
A group of illegal immigrants are brought to Stockholm in a bus by a smuggler who takes all their money and passports, and then runs away. Read More »
Uçan daireler Istanbulda / Flying Saucers Over Istanbul (1955) Orhan Erçin, Zafer Önen, Halide Piskin, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Ucan Daireler Istanbulda (Flying Saucers Over Istanbul) is a Turkish sci-fi comedy from 1955. It’s recommended for fans of old Turkish movies and psychotronic cult films. Read More »
Bizim büyük çaresizligimiz / Our Grand Despair (2011) Seyfi Teoman, Ilker Aksum, Fatih Al, Gunes Sayin, Drama
The peaceful cohabitation of bachelors Ender and Cetin is disrupted when they allow a friend’s sister to move in with them. Read More »
The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977) Atif Yilmaz, Türkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Ahmet Mekin, Drama, Romance
Story of a dilemma between a woman’s love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. Read More »
Nausea / Bulanti (2015) Zeki Demirkubuz, Sebnem Hassanisoughi, Öykü Karayel, Drama
Ahmet, who had recently lost his wife and little daughter in a traffic accident while he was away with his lover, is a prominent person dealing with “head work”. Read More »