''Road to Istanbul'' (french: La Route d'Istanbul) is a 2016 French-Algerian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Rachid Bouchareb
Rachid Bouchareb (born 1 September 1953) is a French film director and Film producer, producer. His films are based on the complex history of France and its relationship with its former colony, Algeria. His films also examine racial discriminati ...
. It was shown in the Panorama section at the
66th Berlin International Film Festival
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael ...
.
Whettnall received a
Magritte Award for Best Actress
The Magritte Award for Best Actress ( French: Magritte de la meilleure actrice) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while ...
at the
7th Magritte Awards
The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET ...
for her role in the film. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Elisabeth sets off to find her daughter, who has joined the
Islamic State
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in Syria.
Cast
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Astrid Whettnall
Astrid Jadot (née Ullens de Schooten Whettnall, known as Astrid Whettnall; born 17 March 1971) is a Belgian stage and film actress. She studied at the Kleine Academy in Brussels and began working in theatre. Her film credits include ''Capital'' ...
as Elisabeth
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Pauline Burlet
Pauline Burlet (born 9 April 1996) is a Belgian actress, who starred as 'Lili Franchet' in the French TV series ''Résistance''.
Her first major role was in the 2007 film, '' La Vie en rose'', as a young Edith Piaf. Burlet won a Magritte Award ...
as Elodie
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Patricia Ide as Julie
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Abel Jafri as Turkish policeman
Production
The film was shot in Belgium, Istanbul and Algeria.
See also
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References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
French drama films
2010s French-language films
Films directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Algerian drama films
2010s French films
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