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Red Istanbul(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-03-02
57%
137 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Nothing is more important than love.
Overview:
Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
Languages: Turkish.
Countries:
Italy,
Turkey
Revenue: $3,429,587.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Faros Film
Movie: Red Istanbul
Top 10 Billed Cast
Halit Ergenç
Orhan
Tuba Büyüküstün
Neval
Nejat İşler
Deniz
Mehmet Günsür
Yusuf
Çiğdem Selışık Onat
Süreyya
Zerrin Tekindor
Aylin
Serra Yılmaz
Sibel
Reha Özcan
Ali
Ayten Gökçer
Betül
Selim Bayraktar
Ömer
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Overview
Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
Release Date
2017-03-02
Average
5.693
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Nothing is more important than love.
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