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Red Istanbul

Red Istanbul

Nothing is more important than love.

20175.71h 50m

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.

Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Written by Ferzan Özpetek, Gianni Romoli, Valia Santella
Produced by Tilde Corsi, Pelin Ekinci Kaya, Necati Akpınar
Box Office0Revenue: $3.4M

Top Cast

Halit Ergenç

Halit Ergenç

Orhan

Tuba Büyüküstün

Tuba Büyüküstün

Neval

Nejat İşler

Nejat İşler

Deniz

Mehmet Günsür

Mehmet Günsür

Yusuf

Çiğdem Selişik Onat

Çiğdem Selişik Onat

Süreyya

Zerrin Tekindor

Zerrin Tekindor

Aylin

Serra Yılmaz

Serra Yılmaz

Sibel

Reha Özcan

Reha Özcan

Ali

Ayten Gökçer

Ayten Gökçer

Betül

Selim Bayraktar

Selim Bayraktar

Ömer

Themes & Keywords

writertravel writer

About Red Istanbul

Red Istanbul is a romance, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of writer, travel writer. Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, it stars Halit Ergenç, Tuba Büyüküstün, Nejat İşler. 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.

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