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Istanbul

Istanbul

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 24mPG-13
Thriller
4.4
IMDB Rating
90 votes

An American journalist travels to Istanbul with his daughter to find information about the family of his son-in-law. Something terrifying seems to have happened to them. They soon find themselves in a dangerous plot including weap...

Director
Mats Arehn
Writers
Bo Sigvard Nilsson, Mats Arehn, Thomas Samuelsson
Stars
Timothy Bottoms, Twiggy, Robert Morley
Release Date
August 7, 1989
Language
English, Swedish, Turkish
Country
Sweden, Turkey
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Timothy Bottoms
Timothy Bottoms
as Frank
Twiggy
Twiggy
as Maud
Robert Morley
Robert Morley
as Atkins
👤
Emma Dixgård
as Mia
Lena Endre
Lena Endre
as Ingrid
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Consul
👤
David Gartenkraut
as Bill
👤
Merdan Taner
as Bill's Father
Engin Inal
Engin Inal
as Uncle
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Celal Khosrowshahi
as Ali

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Filming Location
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Production
Omega Film & Television, Four Seasons Venture Capital, STM Yapim

🎯 Categories

Thriller

⭐ Featured Review

I couldn't make it all the way through this either.
by mandzirm2000-09-26
2/10

"You can add my name to the list of viewers who, like Ms. Dunigan, could not make it all the way through this. The location shots of Istanbul were this film's only redeeming attribute. (Rent a travelogue instead.) The sound might as well have been recorded with underwater microphones, and the plot (?) is totally incomprehensible. Don't waste your time on this turkey...."

💡 Did You Know?

Despite being a rather high budget movie this Swedish/Turkish co-production was only shown twice in Sweden, at the small movie theater "Fågel Blå" in Stockholm. The total audience was 84, of which 25 paid for their tickets. The reason for this was that no distributor was interested in the movie, which meant the production company itself had to show it in order to get their SEK 3.6 million funding from the Swedish Film Institute.

📖 Synopsis

An American journalist travels to Istanbul with his daughter to find information about the family of his son-in-law. Something terrifying seems to have happened to them. They soon find themselves in a dangerous plot including weap...