Road to Istanbul

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Road to Istanbul
Road to Istanbul.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Written byRachid Bouchareb
Starring Astrid Whettnall
Release dates
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)(Berlin)
  • 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)(France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesAlgeria
France
LanguageFrench

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]

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Plot

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

Cast

Production

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

See also

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.