The Match Factory Boards Sales On Fatih Akin’s Remastered ‘Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul’ – Red Sea Film Festival
deadline.comThe Match Factory has acquired international rights to the newly restored 4K version of Fatih Akin’s documentary Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul ahead of its retrospective screening at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
The film, which originally played Out Of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, goes on a journey through Istanbul, exploring its position as a city that bridges Europe and Asia through its music.
The crowd-pleasing work, which won Audience Award at the music-focused Ghent International Film Festival in 2005, brings in a wide spectrum of music from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque”.
The documentary is considered a significant component of Akin’s filmography, which is infused with his Turkish roots and German upbringing. “This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost.
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