Shortcut to Istanbul

Overview

Spring 1990, Berlin: Young Niyazi of Turkish descent works at McDonald's in West Berlin and wants to return to Istanbul as soon as possible. He has heard from a friend that apartments in the eastern part of the city are much cheaper. If he worked in the west but lived in the east, he would have enough money to leave the country a year earlier. With the aim of settling in with her, he goes on a blind date with Klara, a young woman from East Berlin. However, she immediately thinks about the advantages she could gain from the acquaintance.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 17, 1991

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

Cast

Yüksel Yolcu,Jana Mattukat,Susann Thiede

Director

Andreas Dresen

Writer

Andreas Dresen,Laila Stieler,Jurek Becker

Cinematography

Andreas Höfer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0190016