1991 | German Democratic Republic, Germany | Fiction

So schnell es geht nach Istanbul (Shortcut to Istanbul)

  • German English 43 mins
  • Director | Andreas Dresen, Yüksel Yolcu, Jana Mattukat, Susann Thiede
  • Writer | Laila Stieler, Andreas Dresen
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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A young Turkish man working in West Berlin looks for a girlfriend in East Berlin, so he can move there and save up money faster for a return to Istanbul. This culture-clash comedy was Andreas Dresen’s graduation film at the Konrad Wolf film school.

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