Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia Read More »
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Sarmasik (2015) Ivy – Tolga Karaçelik
When the ship’s owner goes bankrupt, the crew learns there is a lien on the ship Read More »
The Poor AKA Zavallilar (1975) Yilmaz Güney, Atif Yilmaz, Yildirim Önal, Güven Sengil
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 »
Dracula in Istanbul AKA Drakula Istanbul’da (1953) Mehmet Muhtar, Annie Ball, Cahit Irgat, Ayfer Feray
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 »