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]
| Road to Istanbul | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rachid Bouchareb |
| Written by | Rachid Bouchareb |
| Starring | Astrid Whettnall |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Algeria France |
| Language | French |
Plot edit
Elisabeth sets off to find her daughter, who has joined the Islamic State in Syria.
Cast edit
- Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
- Pauline Burlet as Elodie
- Patricia Ide as Julie
- Abel Jafri as Turkish policeman
Production edit
The film was shot in Belgium, Istanbul and Algeria.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Road to Istanbul". Berlinale. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Rachid Bouchareb représentera finalement l'Algérie aux Oscars 2018". dia-algerie. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Léa Bodin. "Rencontre avec Astrid Whettnall, héroïne du nouveau film de Rachid Bouchareb". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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