Movies like Istanbul 2011

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Istanbul (2011)
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Istanbul (2011)
Original name: Isztambul
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, Netherlands, Ireland, Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Housewife Katalin Munk (Johanna ter Steege) has her world torn apart when her lecturer husband János (Andor Lukáts) arrives home to tell her that he’s leaving her for a younger student of his. Katalin falls into a state of shock and wanders about the streets of Budapest in just her dressing gown carrying a pair of scissors. After a series of misadventures, Katalin eventually ends up in Turkey, where suddenly Katalin is awakened and decides to start a new life after meeting local man Hilal (Yavuz Bingol). Meanwhile her son Zoli (Norbert Varga) tries to hunt Katalin down.
Style: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic
Plot: self discovery, love affair, life turned upside down, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, fall in love, couples, infidelity, family problems, breakup, couple relations, mental breakdown, marriage crisis, love, hotel, escape, romance
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: istanbul turkey, budapest, turkey, budapest hungary

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Duration: 45 min.
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