ISTANBUL RED
synopsis
Ohran is a Turkish novelist who left his country following a personal tragedy which made him lose his inspiration. Twenty years later, at his publisher’s request, he heads back to Istanbul to help Deniz, a successful international film director, put the finishing touches to his autobiography. But after a few days, Deniz mysteriously disappears. Ohran joins the search to track him down, along with Deniz’s family and friends, whom he has already got to know a little through his work on the book. His investigations lead him to discover a hidden side of the both the missing director and this fabled city. He also rediscovers buried emotions which finally rekindle his appetite for both love and writing.
international title: | Istanbul Red |
original title: | Istanbul Kirmizisi |
country: | Italy, Turkey |
sales agent: | Cité Films |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ferzan Ozpetek |
film run: | 115' |
release date: | IT 2/03/2017 |
screenplay: | Ferzan Ozpetek, Gianni Romoli, Valia Santella |
cast: | Tuba Büyüküstün, Halit Ergenç, Nejat İşler, Mehmet Gunsur, Selim Bayraktar, Zerrin Tekindor, Cemre Ebuzziya, Serif Sezer, Serra Yilmaz, Ipek Bilgin, Reha Özcan, Ergin Bal, Yelin Bilgin, Cigdem Onat, Ayten Gökçer |
cinematography by: | Gianfilippo Corticelli |
film editing: | Patrizio Marone |
art director: | Tugba Karabulut |
costumes designer: | Funda Buyuktunalioglu |
music: | Giuliano Taviani, Carmelo Travia |
producer: | Tilde Corsi |
production: | R&C Produzioni, RAI Cinema, BKM |
distributor: | 01 Distribution |