Istanbul Calling

(2026)

Genres: Drama

Year: 2026

Runtime: 66 мин

Country: France

Director: Alexandre Büyükodabas

Cast: Tuğba Sunguroğlu, Eren Çiğdem, Yurdaer Okur

Plot

Deniz, a woman from Marseille whose parents kept her away from her roots, discovers the existence of Alev, her paternal great aunt, through an anonymous package. In the Istanbul of the 1960s, a detective investigated this young woman, who was mysteriously erased from familial memory. This is the debut feature by Alexandre Büyükodabaş, inspired by Chris Marker’ın La Jetée.