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Original title

Isztambul

Year

2011

Running time

92 min.

Country

Hungary

Director

Ferenc Török

Screenwriter

Ferenc Török

Cast

Music

Lance Hogan

Cinematography

Dániel Garas

Producer

Co-production Hungary-Netherlands-Ireland-Turkey;

Új Budapest Filmstudió, Phanta Vision, Ripple World Pictures, Kuzey Film

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Katalin's (55) husband of thirty years, János, leaves her for a new girlfriend, a 28-year-old student of his. Her crisis is received with indifference by friends and family alike. Her 25-year-old daughter, Zsofi, is completely preoccupied with her pregnancy, and her teenager son, Zoli, cares only about himself. Her environment considers her mentally ill, and she is taken to a hospital where she is sedated. Katalin, however, runs away from the hospital, and making a spur of the moment decision takes to the road, hitchhiking. In Istanbul, Katalin’s destiny crosses paths with that of a lonely Turkish worker, Halil.

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Istanbul

2011

Ferenc Török