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Original Film Title: MAHALLE
Director’s Name: Inan ALTIN
Writer’s Name: Inan ALTIN, Selcuk KOZAGACLI, Veysel SAHIN
Producer: Studio Karinca
Country of Origin: Turkey
Country of Filming: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Runtime: 2 hours 5 minutes 51 seconds
Film Description:
“The shooting of this film in Istanbul was interrupted on the 11th day when the police raided the set. Therefore, the director had to complete the scenes of the film with animation in France.”
“The Neighborhood” takes place in present day, in a poor neighborhood with a high real-estate value in Istanbul… A poor neighborhood surrounded by gardens, flowers and trees… One side facing the Bosphorus, while the other facing the bright lights of the skyscrapers…
A giant construction company, international funding institutions, their collaborators, all with an appetite for the value of this neighborhood, ready to do anything to seize it… Determined struggles of the young of the neighborhood, foreseeing the dangers ahead and putting all effort to mobilize the neighborhood. And a love story in the middle of all of this: Rüstem and Aslı.
For Aslı, her wedding has been the most important thing; but as the day approaches, she would have never guessed how things would turn out. This is a story of creativity. Of the children of the people who don’t only talk, but keep seeking extraordinary means to solve problems.
“The Neighborhood” is a story of love and struggle, amidst suspicious deaths, big money games, and a drug epidemic…