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Red Istanbul

2017 · 110 min

A slow, wistful return to a fading family mansion, where old loves and buried tensions surface quietly.

Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Halit Ergenç, Tuba Büyüküstün, Nejat İşler
Tagline
Nothing is more important than love.
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.

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Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Halit Ergenç, Tuba Büyüküstün, Nejat İşler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Starring
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