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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.3K
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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
  • Documentary
  • History
  • Music
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant mus... Read allAward-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fatih Akin
  • Writer
    • Fatih Akin
  • Stars
    • Alexander Hacke
    • Ahmed Ulug
    • Cem Yegul
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  • Director
    • Fatih Akin
  • Writer
    • Fatih Akin
  • Stars
    • Alexander Hacke
    • Ahmed Ulug
    • Cem Yegul
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    • 27User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Alexander Hacke
    Alexander Hacke
    • Selfas Self
    Ahmed Ulug
    • Self - Doublemoon Musiklabelas Self - Doublemoon Musiklabel
    Cem Yegul
    • Self - Doublemoon Musiklabelas Self - Doublemoon Musiklabel
    Mehmed Ulug
    • Self - Doublemoon Musiklabelas Self - Doublemoon Musiklabel
    Baba Zula
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Orient Expressions
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Duman
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Replikas
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Peyote Hasan
    • Self - Erkin-Koray-Fanas Self - Erkin-Koray-Fan
    Erkin Koray
    • Selfas Self
    Ceza
    Ceza
    • Selfas Self
    Ayben
    Ayben
    • Selfas Self
    Istanbul Style Breakers
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Mercan Dede
    • Selfas Self
    Selcuk
    • Selfas Self
    Brenna MacCrimmon
    • Selfas Self
    Selim Sesler
    • Selfas Self
    Siyasiyabend
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writer
      • Fatih Akin
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    Storyline

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    Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop. —Anonymous
    • music concert
    • istanbul turkey
    • drummer
    • world music
    • cape the landscape
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    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • History
      • Music
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rivalry amongst various Turkish musicians as to who was going to be in the film was very intense. Percussionist Burhan Öçal told the press that he was featured heavily. His remarks led to several other musicians pulling out of the project as they didn't want Ocal to get more time than them. Ironically, Ocal didn't make the final cut at all.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      References Head-On (2004)

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    10/10
    Very Successful
    It is a very great film (documentary) about Istanbul and their people and it's music of every kind. Editing and the success of the director is very impressive. I've been interested with Faith Akin since I saw the "Gegen die Wand" ("Head-On") ("Duvara Karsı") and I admired his work very much but this one has been the most touching one for me so I'm here writing this. It is not just about Turks or something like that, it is a very good biography of a city and how music stay alive in it we can say. There are views of many people and so very variant ideas about even life and love. I liked it very much and I thing anyone and everyone should see it, NOT ONLY but especially the ones anyhow related with Turkey...
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    • aytuna
    • Jun 5, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2005 (Turkey)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Turkey
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Turkish
      • German
      • Kurdish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Del otro lado del puente
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Hôtel de Londres aka Büyük Londra Oteli, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Corazón International
      • NFP Marketing & Distribution
      • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,685
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,161
      • Jun 11, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $704,094
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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