Musical portrait of the bustling metropolis, where the melodies of Orient and Occident merge.
Together with the Berlin musician Alexander Hacke, bass player of the band „Einstürzende Neubauten“, director Fatih Akin embarks on a musical expedition through the streets, backyards and clubs of Istanbul. Hacke and Akin present a total of 15 bands: from pop, rock and folklore to rap and electronic beats. They create a manifold portrait of the multicultural metropolis at the Bosphorus, capturing the musicians’ passion for music and their proudness of their country.
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Fatih Akin - A movie director, scriptwriter, actor and producer born in Hamburg 1973. In his movies, he deals with themes like identity, culture and home. Fatih Akin became internationally known in 2004 with his movie “Head-on”, for which he won several prizes, including the Golden Bear. Since then he has been awarded numerous prizes, for example at the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the German Film Awards and the European Film Awards.
| About the film |
| Genre |
Documentary, Music |
| Country |
Turkey |
| Year |
2005 |
| Director |
Fatih Akin |
| Script |
Fatih Akin |
| Cast |
Alexander Hacke; Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkin Koray, Ceza, Ayben, Istanbul Style Breakers, Mercan Dede, Selim Sesler, Brenna MacCrimmon, Siyasiyabend, Orhan Gencebay, Müzeyyen Senar, Sezen Akzu, Sertab Erener, Aynur Dogan |
| Length |
90 minutes |
| Awards |
Ghent International Film Festival 2005: Canvas Audience Award |
| Festivals |
Cannes Film Festival 2005
London Film Festival 2005 |
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