Road to Istanbul

Road to Istanbul
Film poster
Directed by	Rachid Bouchareb
Written by	Rachid Bouchareb
Starring	Astrid Whettnall
Release dates	12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)(Berlin) 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)(France)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Algeria France
Language	French

Road to Istanbul (French : La Route d'Istanbul) is a 2016 French-Algerian drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. ^[1] Whettnall received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her role in the film. ^[2] It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ^[3]

Plot

Elisabeth sets off to find her daughter, who has joined the Islamic State in Syria.

Cast

• Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
• Pauline Burlet as Elodie
• Patricia Ide as Julie
• Abel Jafri as Turkish policeman

Production

The film was shot in Belgium, Istanbul and Algeria. ^[4]

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Road to Istanbul". Berlinale. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
3. "Rachid Bouchareb représentera finalement l'Algérie aux Oscars 2018". dia-algerie. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
4. Léa Bodin (21 April 2016). "Rencontre avec Astrid Whettnall, héroïne du nouveau film de Rachid Bouchareb" . Retrieved 23 April 2016.

External links

• Road to Istanbul at IMDb