At the historical crossroads between Eastern and Western cultures and home to great civilisations, Turkey continues to play an essential role as an intermediate space between the European and the Islamic.
The history of Turkish cinema up to 1950 was sporadic and unknown. Somewhat later, the film industry experienced a golden age around the Istanbul-based production company Yesilçam, which between the 1950s and 1970s developed a large production of B-movies that competed with Hollywood blockbusters. The figures from these years made Turkey the fifth largest producer in the world.
Today, filmmakers such as Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Can Ulkay, Deniz Gamze Ergüven portray the peculiarities of Turkish society and the production of TV series, a genre that has had a great impact on the international market, also reflects social problems and tensions.
Tuesday, 26 October, 20.30 h.
The bandit. Yavuz Turgul. Turkey, 1996, 121 min.
When the bandit Baran is released from prison after 35 years, he receives nothing but bad news. On the one hand, his village has disappeared after a flood; on the other, he learns that he was betrayed by a friend of his in order to steal his girlfriend and go to Istanbul. He decides to go to Istanbul to get her back. When he arrives in the Turkish capital, he befriends a delinquent who will help him find the girl and adapt to life in the city.
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