Ghosts (2021)
- Original title
- Hayaletler
- Directed by
- Azra Deniz Okyay
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Qatar, France, Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows several characters navigating personal struggles and social pressures in contemporary Istanbul. Their lives intersect as they confront loss, alienation, and the search for connection in a rapidly changing city.
slow-burnmelancholictensevisually lushatmosphericintimatebleakcontemplative
What happens
Ghosts (Turkish: Hayaletler, French: Les Fantômes d'Istanbul) is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Azra Deniz Okyay, in his feature debut. A co-production between Turkey, France and Qatar, it premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, in which it was awarded the Venice's Critics' Week Grand Prize. It also won five awards, including for best film and best director, at the 57th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, and the Young FIPRESCI Jury Award at the 36th Warsaw Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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