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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

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Original title: Crossing The Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Alexander Hacke Baba Zula Orient Expressions Duman Replikas Erkin Koray
Genre: Documentary Musical
Premiere: June 9, 2005
Running time: 90 min
Country: Germany Turkey

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 documentary film directed by Fatih Akın. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

It features German musician Alexander Hacke (member of Einstürzende Neubauten) as the narrator. Hacke and Akın travelled around Istanbul with a mobile recording studio and a microphone, assembling an inspired portrait of Turkish music — from classical music to indie rock and rap.

Among the featured artists in the film are (in order of appearance):

Baba Zula

Orient Expressions

Duman

Replikas

Erkin Koray

Ceza

Ayben

Istanbul Style Breakers

Mercan Dede

Selcuk

Brenna MacCrimmon

Selim Sesler

Siyasiyabend

Nur Ceylan

Aynur (i.e. Aynur Doğan)

Orhan Gencebay

Müzeyyen Senar

Sezen Aksu

Sertab Erener

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a movie (2005) from Germany and Turkey. Genre: documentary, musical. Directed by Fatih Akin. Starring Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman and Replikas. Running time: 90 min. Rating: 7.3/10.

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