Red Istanbul (, ) is a 2017 drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek, based on the novel written by Özpetek, published in 2013.Ferzan Özpetek: 'İstanbul Kırmızısı' filmimde beni Nejat İşler oynuyor | t24.com.tr/ The film was shot in Turkish language with a cast composed entirely of Turkish actors, 16 years after his second work Harem Suare, director Özpetek came back to shoot a film in Istanbul. The film's first international promotion was held at the Rome Film Festival.
Plot The story centers around writer Orhan Şahin, who has returned to Istanbul after so many years to help the well-known director Deniz Soysal to write his first novel. As he does so, Orhan finds himself looking with nostalgia at the places where he was born and raised, reliving the relationships with friends, family and past loves.
Cast Halit Ergenç: Orhan Şahin Tuba Büyüküstün: Neval Mehmet Günsür: Yusuf Nejat İşler: Deniz Soysal Şerif Sezer: Annesi Serra Yılmaz: Sibel Zerrin Tekindor: Aylin Ayten Gökçer: Betül İpek Bilgin: Güzin Çiğdem Selışık Onat: Süreyya Reha Özcan: Ali
Production The shooting was expected to begin in September 2015, but after several delays, due to the delicate social / political situation of the Turkish city, filming officially began April 12, 2016, for a total of seven weeks. The sequences have taken place entirely in Istanbul, but in some areas, for safety reasons, it was not possible to shoot. The film cost 5.5 million Euro.
Distribution The film has been released in Italian language in Italy on 2 March 2017, while in Turkey it was released on March 3. It was distributed by 01 Distribution in Italy and by Mars Dağıtım in Turkey.
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