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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)

90 min  -  Documentary | Music   -  27 May 2005 (Turkey)
7.6
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 2,981 users   Metascore: 73/100 
Reviews: 27 user | 52 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin

Stars:

Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula and Orient Expressions
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexander Hacke ...
Himself
Baba Zula Baba Zula ...
Themselves
Orient Expressions Orient Expressions ...
Themselves
Duman Duman ...
Themselves
Replikas Replikas ...
Themselves
Erkin Koray Erkin Koray ...
Himself
Ceza Ceza ...
Himself
Istanbul Style Breakers Istanbul Style Breakers ...
Themselves
MercanDede MercanDede ...
Himself
Selim Sesler Selim Sesler ...
Himself
Brenna MacCrimmon Brenna MacCrimmon ...
Herself
Siyasiyabend Siyasiyabend ...
Themselves
Orhan Gencebay Orhan Gencebay ...
Himself
Müzeyyen Senar Müzeyyen Senar ...
Herself
Sezen Aksu Sezen Aksu ...
Herself
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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Country:

Germany | Turkey

Language:

Turkish | German | Kurdish | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek See more »

Filming Locations:

Grand Hôtel de Londres aka Büyük Londra Oteli, Istanbul, Turkey See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,161 (USA) (11 June 2006) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$70,535 (USA) (10 December 2006)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Corazón International, NFP Marketing & Distribution, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Director Fatih Akin also acted as camera operator on the film. See more »

Crazy Credits

The end credits are shown in old vinyl record sleeves moving to the rhythm
of a Turkish version of Madonna's "Music" song. The record sleeves show the
original Turkish pictures from the 60-80's but the modified texts for the
crew displayed in proper old fonts. See more »

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References Head-On (2004) See more »