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Istanbul Beneath My Wings is a film of genre Fantasy with Haluk Bilginer
Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)
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Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Aviation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating69%
Istanbul Beneath My Wings (Original Turkish title: İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında) is a 1996 Turkish film, written and directed by Mustafa Altıoklar. It is a dramatization of Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi's reported flight across the Bosphorus from Galata.
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The film takes place in the 17th century. Two brothers Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi and his brother Lagari Hasan Çelebi are researching bird flight. The new Sultan Murat IV resists the domination of his mother, the Valide Kösem Sultan and tries to enforce strict law and order in the empire. Meanwhile, a Venetian ship that has been captured by Algerian pirates is brought into Istanbul. One of those on the ship is a girl with a manuscript showing how to fly, the latter of which comes into Hezarfen's possession. However, this manuscript can't be deciphered by anyone.Actors
Haluk Bilginer
(Evliya Çelebi)
Savaş Ay
(Bekri Mustafa)
Tuncel Kurtiz
(Topal Recep Paşa)
Akasya Asıltürkmen
(Leyla)
Zuhal Olcay
(Kösem Sultan)
Ali Düşenkalkar
(İmam)
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