A Madonna in Laleli (1999)

Original title

Laleli'de Bir Azize

Directed by

Kudret Sabancı

Genre

crime film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pimp and two friends plan to pass off a Russian prostitute as a virgin for a rich client. The story follows their scheme in the Laleli district of Istanbul.

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What happens

A Madonna in Laleli (Turkish: Laleli'de bir Azize) is a 1998 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Kudret Sabancı, about a pimp and his two friends who try to sell a Russian prostitute as a “virgin” to a rich businessman. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12), was shot concurrently with On Board (Turkish: Gemide), directed by Serdar Akar, and many of the main characters from the two films cross paths. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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