Istanbul Calling (2026)
Deniz, a woman from Marseille whose parents kept her away from her roots, discovers the existence of Alev, her paternal great aunt, through an anonymous package. In the Istanbul of the 1960s, a detective investigated this young woman, who was mysteriously erased from familial memory. This is the debut feature by Alexandre Büyükodabaş, inspired by Chris Marker’ın La Jetée.
Director:
Alexandre Büyükodabas
Writers:
Manon Pietrzak, Alexandre Büyükodabas.
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Tuğba Sunguroğlu as Deniz |
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Eren Çiğdem as Burak |
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Yurdaer Okur as |
| Writing | Manon Pietrzak | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alexandre Büyükodabas | Director |
| Writing | Alexandre Büyükodabas | Screenplay |
| Production | Simon Ingelaere | Producer |