ISZTAMBUL
Synopsis
KATALIN’s (55) husband of thirty years, JÁNOS, leaves her for a new girlfriend, a 28 year old student of his. Her crisis is received with indifference by friends and family alike. Her 25 year old daughter, ZSOFI, is completely preoccupied with her pregnancy, and her teenager son, ZOLI, cares only about himself. Her environment considers her mentally ill, and she is taken to a hospital where she is sedated.
Katalin runs away from the hospital and making a spur of the moment decision takes to the road, hitchhiking. Receiving news of her escape the family is anxious to get things under control. They take extreme measures, go to the police, and finally force the quite unwilling Zoli to go after his mother, who has been located in Istanbul, and bring her back home.
Selected Festivals:
Shanghai IFF
Sao Paolo IFF
Pyongyang IFF
Year
2011
Duration
99 Mins
Genre
Country
Hungary, Netherlands, Turkey
Director
Török Ferenc
Producers
Lászlo Kántor
Cast
Johanna Ter Steege
Lukáts Andor
Yavuz Bingöl
Varga Norbert
Tenki Réka
Bánfalvi Eszter
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