CROSSING THE BRIDGE: THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL 

Original Title

Crossing the Bridge: The sound of Istanbul

Director

Fatih Akin

Genre

Documentary

Country of origin

Germany / Turkey

Language spoken

English / German / Turkish

Year of production

2005

Production

Corazón International; Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR); intervista digital media

Domestic Distribution/World Sales

Pictorion Pictures/Huerth, NFP Marketing & Distribution/Berlin/Bavaria Film International

Domestic Release

27 May 2005 Turkey
9 June 2005 Germany

Official Website

www.crossingthebridge.de/

 

List of European Distributors

Release Date

Countries

Distributor

12 May 2005

France (Cannes Film Festival)

 

13 July 2005

France

 

 

Synopsis

This documentary is about musical, cultural and every-day life in the Turkish metropolis between orient and occident. With his film the author and director FatihAkin wishes to introduce an international audience to the diversity and uniqueness of the historic and recent expressions of musical creativity in the heart of Istanbul.