…ot above playing dirty to achieve his goal. Zaki and Mounir take their rivalry to the town’s dirt soccer field to play for the ultimate prize, Manal’s hand. The two men fight it out on a wildly chaotic soccer field to the comical comments of a laid-back announcer over a loud speaker, while the townsfolk cheer them on. – Various sources Arabian Sights returns for its 18th year! From October 25 – November 3, Arabian Sights will present two weekends…
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…otest culture of football fans in Istanbul during the protests last summer in Turkey. It shows the reasons for their anger, which are often similar to the reasons of the ordinary protesters. Launch of the documentary in Turkey at the Istanbul Film Festival on April 12, 2014, Atlas Cinema, 1:30 pm Director: Farid Eslam, Olli Waldhauer / Producer: Farid Eslam, Jan Krüger, Tina Schöpkewitz, Olli Waldhauer, Bilge Elif Turhan / Production Co.: Nippes Y…
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…rus which he financed by importing traditional Turkish crafts, such as jewelry and textiles, to France. He collected photos and artefacts focussing on cultural and urban images mainly of Constantinople (Istanbul), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, but other geographic areas, such as the Balkans, and other cities and towns within the empire such as Bursa and Smyrna (Izmir) are included. The work of over 165 photographers is represented in the coll…
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