Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)
- Original title
- İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında
- Directed by
- Mustafa Altıoklar
- Genre
- fantasy film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 17th century Istanbul, a man named Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi prepares to fly across the Bosphorus strait. The film follows his story and the people around him as he attempts this daring feat.
historicaldramaticatmosphericmelancholicslow-burnvisually lushdreamlikecontemplative
What happens
Istanbul Beneath My Wings (Original Turkish title: İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında) is a 1996 Turkish film, written and directed by Mustafa Altıoklar. It is a dramatization of Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi's reported flight across the Bosphorus from Galata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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