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The Streets of Istanbul

1931

A somber old melodrama of brothers torn apart by desire and debt, unfolding slowly in smoky nightclub shadows.

Overview
Brothers are in love with the same woman who earns her life by singing songs at night clubs and by sponging on her lovers. One of these brothers (Rahmi) works at a bank. Rahmi spends the money of bank with this singer woman and sooner or later bank authorities find out his malfeasance which brings about a debt on the family of Rahmi; other brother bursts a blood vessel about actions of Rahmi and they face off against each other at nightclub.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • family
    • love
    • crime
    • guilt
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Muhsin Ertuğrul, İhsan İpekçi
    Starring
    Talat Artemel, Semiha Berksoy, Behzat Haki Butak, Bedia Muvahhit, Hâzım Körmükçü, Aziza Amir, İsmail Galip Arcan, Periklis Gavrilidis
    Languages
    Arabic, Greek, Turkish

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