Murderous City

Murderous City 1953

8.00

Selma is a young eighteen-year-old girl and her fiance, Ali, is a workshop foreman. One day, Ali is arrested for hitting a man in a nearby cafe. This indident causes her downfall and the tragic events that occur.

1953

The Wren

The Wren 1966

5.80

Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. Because of her mischievousness and cheerfulness, she is nicknamed Wren by those around her. On the eve of marriage with the boy she loves, she thinks she is being deceived and runs away. Feride then begins to work as a teacher in various Anatolian cities. She will experience many difficulties during her travels.

1966

In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law 1952

5.80

Deemed "the D.W. Griffith of Turkish Cinema," Omer Lutfi Akad directs this 1952 film based upon real events that took place in İstanbul, in the following years of World war II. It is about a love triangle that led to homicide. It was a stylistic departure of what otherwise had been typical of Turkish melodramas of the time.

1952

Sefiller

Sefiller 1967

4.00

Zafer Davutoglu's 1967 adaptation of Hugo's novel Les Misérables set in Turkey.

1967

Yaralı Aslan

Yaralı Aslan 1963

1

The story of a brave young man fighting against a gang that raids a shipping company and prevents drivers from going on an expedition.

1963

Sinekli Bakkal

Sinekli Bakkal 1967

7.00

The love and marriage story of Rabia, who was raised with religious education, and Italian pianist Peregrini, who became a Muslim for her sake.

1967

The Invisible Man in Istanbul

The Invisible Man in Istanbul 1955

6.00

H.G. Well’s popular creation gets a Turkish reworking in this fascinating account about a scientist who becomes the invisible man to track down his wife’s killer. Written by Vasillis ‘Bill’ Barounis

1955

I’m Not Worthy of You

I’m Not Worthy of You 1965

6.70

Osman falls in love with Türkan, the daughter of a wealthy family, but he cannot open his feelings to the young woman. During Osman's military service, his brother Ekrem becomes lovers with Türkan and gets engaged. Although Türkan really loves Ekrem, his plans are completely different.

1965

The Love Race

The Love Race 1962

1

Two young people fall in love with the same woman.

1962

The Broken Disk

The Broken Disk 1959

8.00

In this film, the famous singer/composer Zeki Müren plays himself. His flamboyant and luxurious life takes a tragic turn when he is poisoned, loses his voice and then gets framed for the killing that he doesn't actually carry out.

1959

Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later 1972

1

Released from jail after a twenty-year stretch, Nazim returns to Istanbul to find life in turmoil, his family life ruined, and has to deal with a series of personal disasters in the process.

1972

A Handful of Soil

A Handful of Soil 1957

1

The fight of poor Omer and rich Kerim, who want to marry the same woman.

1957