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Istanbul Istanbul

Turkey, 2022, 20 minutes, Color, Turkish, Greek; Turkish captioned, English subtitled


2022 Uluslararası Uşak Kısa Film Festivali; Best Art Direction Uluslararası Kızılay Dostluk Film Festivali; Neşet Ertaş Amity Award

Director:  Demir Özcan

Screenplay: Demir Özcan
Cinematography: Müslüm Şahin
Editing: Doruk Kaya
Music: Sarp Keskiner
Production: 3T Production
Cast: Ünal Silver, Emine Şans Umar

Konstantin, who retired after years of working as a tailor, the profession he took over from his father, lives alone with his wife in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The couple in their 70s, who have never had children, haven’t left Istanbul as the other Greeks who had to emigrate from this city. And they could not be separated from Istanbul. One morning, Konstantin, who has prepared the breakfast table, finds his wife passed away in bed. Konstantin, who identifies his beloved wife with his beloved Istanbul, falls into thoughts and dreams about the past with this loss.