ISTANBUL TALES

ISTANBUL TALES, 2005

Turkey | 35mm, Color, 99’ | Turkish, English subtitles
Director: Ömür Atay, Kudret Sabancı, Yücel Yolcu, Ümit Ünal, Selim Demirdelen
Cast: Altan Erkekli, Özgü Namal, Mehmet Günsür, Erkan Can, Azra Akın, Nejat İşler

In a film told by five different directors, five classic tales from our childhood are adapted to present-day Istanbul: The Pied-Piper, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Little Red Riding Hood. Filmed in Beyoğlu, Yeşilköy, Balat, Suriye Pasajı, the Galata Bridge, Hasköy, Bayrampaşa, and Kadıköy, the film is a kind of panorama of Istanbul. Istanbul Tales won the “Best Turkish Film of the Year” award at the 24th International Istanbul Film Festival.

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