Red Istanbul

2017 · 1h50 · Movie

Directed by Ferzan Özpetek

Starring Halit Ergenç, Tuba Büyüküstün, Nejat İşler, Mehmet Günsür, Çiğdem Selışık Onat, Zerrin Tekindor, Serra Yılmaz, Reha Özcan, Ayten Gökçer, Selim Bayraktar

Ideal when you feel… Romantic

Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.

Original title

İstanbul Kırmızısı

Original language

Turkish

Country

Italy, Türkiye

Cast

Mehmet Günsür, Çiğdem Selışık Onat, Zerrin Tekindor, Serra Yılmaz, Reha Özcan, Ayten Gökçer, Selim Bayraktar, Cemre Ebüzziya, Yelin Bilgin

Updated September 26, 2026

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