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- 2006
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A European musician and composer sets out to capture the musical diversity of Istanbul. (Strand Releasing)
Directed By: Fatih Akin
Written By: Fatih Akin
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
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7.0
Summary A European musician and composer sets out to capture the musical diversity of Istanbul. (Strand Releasing)
Directed By: Fatih Akin
Written By: Fatih Akin
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
16 Reviews
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11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
89% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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You'll feel lucky for such a comprehensive introduction to Turkish music.
This sensational documentary, which follows German avant-garde musician Alexander Hacke around the city with his mobile recording studio, crosses all kinds of bridges.
With adventurous forays into questionable neighborhoods and stimulating tours through street markets, "Crossing the Bridge" is about the city as much as its music.
More than just a musical primer. It's also a valentine to the city on the Bosporus, the strait that separates Istanbul's Asian and European sides.
Hacke is in almost every shot, taking in the performances and sometimes singing and dancing along, inviting the audience to share in the joy of discovery.
In briskly edited sequences peppered with fascinating found footage, each genre is tightly linked to a neighborhood.
The movie doesn't quite add up beyond its performances.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Corazón International,
NFP Marketing & Distribution,
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR),
Panfilm,
Pictorion Pictures GmbH,
intervista digital media
Release Date Jun 9, 2006
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Website
http://www.crossingthebridge.de/
Awards
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Film+
• 1 Nomination
