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Steam: The Turkish Bath

Steam: The Turkish Bath

What he inherited was a sexual awakening...

19976.61h 34m

Overview

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.

Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Written by Aldo Sambrell, Ferzan Özpetek, Stefano Tummolini
Produced by Marco Risi, Maurizio Tedesco
Box Office0Revenue: $385K

Top Cast

Alessandro Gassmann

Alessandro Gassmann

Francesco

Mehmet Günsür

Mehmet Günsür

Mehmet

Francesca D'Aloja

Francesca D'Aloja

Marta

Halil Ergün

Halil Ergün

Osman

Şerif Sezer

Şerif Sezer

Perran

Başak Köklükaya

Başak Köklükaya

Fusun

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Oscar

Alberto Molinari

Alberto Molinari

Paolo

Zerrin Arbaş

Zerrin Arbaş

Ludovica Modugno

Ludovica Modugno

Voce di Zia Anita

Themes & Keywords

coming outlove trianglebath houseturkeylove affairlgbtistanbul, turkeyturkish bathgay theme

About Steam: The Turkish Bath

Steam: The Turkish Bath is a drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of coming out, love triangle, bath house, turkey, love affair, lgbt. Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, it stars Alessandro Gassmann, Mehmet Günsür, Francesca D'Aloja. Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.

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