The Other Side of Beyoğlu

(1987)

★ 5.1 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1987

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Turkey

Director: Şerif Gören

Cast: Tarık Akan, Oya Aydoğan, Erdal Özyağcılar, Nalan Türkoğlu, Gökhan Mete, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Günay Güner, Yadigar Ejder, Banu Gencer, Rüya Çağla

Plot

Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of a night in the chaotic backstreets of Beyoğlu in Istanbul. The day he receives his wage, and after arguing with his wife, Haydar (Tarik Akan) leaves the house in a fury and heads to Beyoğlu for a wild night out. However, a prostitute and her pimp bring him such troubles, and he finds himself penniless and in police custody.