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Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

  • 20102010
  • 1h 53m
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6.2/10
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Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
  • Drama
An aged mother with her middle aged daughter travels from Palestine to Istanbul, Turkey, to meet some relatives. This and other short stories give us a clue about the city of Istanbul.An aged mother with her middle aged daughter travels from Palestine to Istanbul, Turkey, to meet some relatives. This and other short stories give us a clue about the city of Istanbul.An aged mother with her middle aged daughter travels from Palestine to Istanbul, Turkey, to meet some relatives. This and other short stories give us a clue about the city of Istanbul.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
364
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Stefan Arsenijevic
    • Aida Begic
  • Writers
    • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Stefan Arsenijevic
    • Aida Begic
  • Stars
    • Ali Suliman
    • Hiam Abbass
    • Esin Alpogan
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  • Directors
    • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Stefan Arsenijevic
    • Aida Begic
  • Writers
    • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Stefan Arsenijevic
    • Aida Begic
  • Stars
    • Ali Suliman
    • Hiam Abbass
    • Esin Alpogan
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    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Ali Suliman
    Ali Suliman
    • Fayizas Fayiz
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    Esin Alpogan
    Esin Alpogan
    Belçim Bilgin
    Belçim Bilgin
    Özgürcan Cevik
    • Alperas Alper
    Svetozar Cvetkovic
    Ayça Damgaci
    Ayça Damgaci
    Baki Davrak
    Baki Davrak
    Derya Durmaz
    Derya Durmaz
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Mert Firat
    Mira Furlan
    Mira Furlan
    Süreyya Güzel
    Salima Hamed
    Amer Hlehel
    Amer Hlehel
    Hümeyra
    Hümeyra
    Efe Ulas Karabey
    • Boyas Boy
    Jacky Nercessian
    Jacky Nercessian
    Emrah Ozdemir
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • Directors
      • Hany Abu-Assad
      • Stefan Arsenijevic
      • Aida Begic
    • Writers
      • Hany Abu-Assad
      • Stefan Arsenijevic
      • Aida Begic
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    An aged mother with her middle aged daughter travels from Palestine to Istanbul, Turkey, to meet some relatives. This and other short stories give us a clue about the city of Istanbul.
    • turkey
    • istanbul turkey
    • armenian cemetery
    • armenian culture
    • greek history
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      Edited from My Grandfather's Music (2011)

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    7/10
    A Portmanteau Film Offering Various Outsiders' Perspectives on Istanbul
    At first glance, UNUTMA BENI ISTANBUL would seem to be drawing on several of the familiar tropes - both visual and literary - that are used to describe Istanbul's uniqueness: the winding streets, the little shops, the boats traveling across the Bosphorus, the tea-houses packed with inhabitants watching the world go by. It is only when we look at the identities of the filmmakers responsible for the seven short films that comprise this work that we understand its true political significance. They are Serbian, Greek, Hebrew, and Bosnian; and they look to Istanbul as a way of addressing their own particular conflicts, both ancient and modern: the Bosnian-Serb War, Greek-Turkish issues, the Arab-Israeli territorial and ethnic dispute. For them Istanbul provides a melting-pot of cultures and identities that might not help them to resolve their particular conflicts, but at least helps them to address the issues involved. Its particular history of tolerance and cultural pluralism, dating back centuries, provides a model example that other cultures might do well to follow. Inevitably there are some films within this portmanteau that are better than others: I especially liked OTELO, a short piece about an actress learning the true significance of Shakespeare's play by rehearsing with a Turkish barista. But perhaps the true significance of this film lies in the way filmmakers and other creative personnel in countries around Turkey (many of whom were in the old Ottoman Empire) have collaborated with one another to produce a brave and ultimately enlightening piece of work.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2012 (Greece)
    • Countries of origin
      • Turkey
      • Greece
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Serbian
      • Armenian
      • Turkish
      • Greek
      • Hebrew
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Bosnian
    • Also known as
      • Unutma Beni İstanbul
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Altinsay Film Works
      • Argonauts
      • Asi Film
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      • €1,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
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      • Color

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