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Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
155 audience votes
Key crew
- Ferzan ÖzpetekDirector
- Aldo SambrellWriter
- Ferzan ÖzpetekWriter
- Stefano TummoliniWriter
- Aldo De ScalziOriginal Music Composer
- PivioOriginal Music Composer
- Ferzan ÖzpetekScreenplay
- Stefano TummoliniScreenplay
- Aldo SambrellScreenplay
Cast
- Alessandro GassmannFrancesco
- Mehmet GünsürMehmet
- Francesca D'AlojaMarta
- Halil ErgünOsman
- Şerif SezerPerran
- Başak KöklükayaFusun
- Carlo CecchiOscar
- Alberto MolinariPaolo
- Zerrin ArbaşCast
- Ludovica ModugnoVoce di Zia Anita
- Necdet Mahfi AyralCast
- Şahnaz ÇakıralpCast
Stills
Themes
coming outlove trianglebath houseturkeylove affairlgbtistanbul, turkeyturkish bathgay themesubjective