Cinema
İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında
Mustafa Altıoklar · 1996
Synopsis
In the seventeenth century, under the reign of Murad IV, four men, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi, Lagari Hasan Çelebi, Bekri Mustafa and Evliya Çelebi, dream of a device that would allow man to fly, according to Istanbul Modern. A Venetian ship taken by Algerian pirates brings to Istanbul Francesca, a mute young woman, with a coded manuscript on flight. Hezarfen and Hasan are arrested for examining a corpse, which is forbidden, and must answer before the sultan.
Context
The director wrote the screenplay and plays a dervish in it. Ege Aydan plays Hezarfen, Okan Bayülgen plays Lagari, Beatriz Rico plays Francesca and Burak Sergen plays the sultan, with Haluk Bilginer as Evliya Çelebi. The cinematography is by Uğur İçbak and the music by Tuluyhan Uğurlu. Produced by Üstün Karabol and Nida Karabol Akdeniz, the film, in which Zuhal Olcay plays Kösem Sultan, was released in Turkey on 15 March 1996.
Who it is for
A historical film in Turkish, two hours long, with no known French release and no recent screening reported in France.
Prizes and reception
Prize for music and photography from the critics' association, and the male newcomer prize at the Ankara festival.