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Release Date:
25 November 1998 (USA)
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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...
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Review: "Loose Cannons" ("Mine vaganti")
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an interesting film, but forget the homoerotica
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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 |
Directed by | |||
| Ferzan Ozpetek | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ferzan Ozpetek | (story) | |
| Ferzan Ozpetek | and | |
| Stefano Tummolini | ||
| Aldo Sambrell | ||
Produced by | |||
| Paolo Buzzi | .... | executive producer | |
| Cengiz Ergun | .... | co-producer | |
| Ozan Ergun | .... | executive producer | |
| Marco Risi | .... | producer | |
| Aldo Sambrell | .... | co-producer | |
| Maurizio Tedesco | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Aldo De Scalzi | |||
| Pivio | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pasquale Mari | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mauro Bonanni | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ziya Ulkenciler | |||
| Virginia Vianello | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Selda Cicek | |||
| Metella Raboni | |||
Production Management | |||
| Roberto Manni | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gianluca Mazzella | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Massimo Anzellotti | .... | foley artist | |
| Marco Grillo | .... | sound | |
| Angelo Raguseo | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alfredo Betrò | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Francesco Carini | .... | clapper loader | |
| Marco Santarelli | .... | key grip | |
Other crew | |||
| Gianluca Nardulli | .... | public relations team (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
- Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (Argentina)
- Filmauro Distribuzione (Italy)
- Homescreen (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Strand Releasing (1998) (USA) (subtitled)
- Vértigo Films (Spain)
- Warner Bros. Finland (Finland)
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Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Iceland:12 | Italy:T | Australia:M
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In the US, this film is being 'pitched' as a film about sexuality. In truth, that is not the film's focus. The main character travels to Turkey and undergoes an unexpected personal transformation. Part of this transformation has to do with same-gender sexuality. But you will enjoy the film much more if you forget about that entirely, and let the story unfold.
I think that the film's main characteristic is that it is subtle. The main character is not shouting his confusion from the rooftops; the viewer is left to draw conclusions from glances and actions (or the lack thereof). Some self-reflection comes in the form of letters that his aunt wrote to his mother, with the implication that he feels the same way.
Steam, or Hamam, is about suddenly finding one's "home", and being willing to accept that discovery and embrace it.