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Ağır Roman (film)
''Cholera Street'' (Original Turkish title: ''Ağır Roman'', literally meaning "Heavy Romani") is a 1997 Turkish film directed by Mustafa Altıoklar, adapted from Metin Kaçan's best selling novel '' Ağır Roman''. Plot The film is set in a rundown, crime ridden neighborhood of Istanbul dubbed "Cholera Street" (Kolera Sokağı). Salih is a mechanic and son of a respected barber Ali. A woman Tina arrives at Cholera street where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute. Deniz is a gangster who gives himself the nickname "Reiss" ("Chief"), tries to take control of the neighbourhood through intimidation. After Reiss takes over a horse stable and causes the suicide of the owner, Arap Sado (a close friend of Salih) challenges Reiss to a knife duel and after defeating him, demands that he leave the neighborhood. One night, a prostitute is murdered with her genitals cut out, and this causes fears of a serial killer on the loose called the "Kolera Canavarı" ("Cholera Monster"). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Altıoklar
Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958) is a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the chairman of the Turkish Film Directors Association and is fluent in English. Although he graduated from the medical faculty of Istanbul University and specialised in physiotherapy, he decided to pursue a career as a director, especially after the success of his short film ''The Scar''. Filmography *1988 - ''Lapsus'' *1988 - '' Ayak Sesleri'' (''Tramping of Feet'') *1992 - '' Denize Hançer Düştü'' (''A Dagger Fell Into The Water'') *1996 - '' İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' (''Istanbul Beneath My Wings'') *1997 - '' Ağır Roman'' (''Cholera Street'') *1997 - '' Öldürme üzerine küçük bir film'' (''A Short Movie on Murder'') *1999 - ''Asansör Asansör ( Turkish for "elevator", derived from the French word ''ascenseur'') is a historical building in İzmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak. It was built in 1907 as a work of publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |