IMDb > Hamam (1997)

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,446 votes
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Director:

Ferzan Ozpetek

Writers:

Ferzan Ozpetek (story)
Ferzan Ozpetek (writer) ...
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Contact:

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Release Date:

25 November 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

What he inherited was a sexual awakening...

Plot:

Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul... more | add synopsis

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

A great film about happiness! more (39 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Alessandro Gassman ... Francesco
Francesca d'Aloja ... Marta
Carlo Cecchi ... Oscar
Halil Ergün ... Osman
Serif Sezer ... Perran

Mehmet Günsür ... Mehmet
Basak Köklükaya ... Fusun
Alberto Molinari ... Paolo
Zozo Toledo ... Zozo
Ludovica Modugno ... Voice of Aunt Anita (voice)
Zerrin Arbas
Necdet Mahfi Ayral
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murat Ilker
Alper Kul ... Italian
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Hamam: The Turkish Bath (UK)
Hamam: el baño turco (Spain)
Il bagno turco (Italy)
Steam: The Turkish Bath (USA)
The Turkish Bath: Hamam
The Turkish Baths (USA)
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Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Italy | Turkey | Spain

Language:

Turkish | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey more


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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A great film about happiness!, 18 January 1999
Author: anonymous from Canada

This is a wonderful film about happiness and love, not some sex film. Finding your true place in life physically as well as emotionally is the theme. Everything is beautiful about this movie, the people, the love between the two men and the between the family and Francesco. Great performances by the cast, especially Alessandro Gassman. Beautiful scenes of Istanbul, which I am sure is not seen by the usual tourist.

I loved this movie and highly recommend it.

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