9 Films & TV Shows Set In Turkey During The 1990s
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Losers' Club
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sKaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulรผbรผ (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
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Press
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sEarly 1990's, journalists after the truth... โ The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.
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The Breath
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sA small task force of the Turkish army have to defend a relay station in the middle of nowhere against a possible terrorist raid.
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Ara
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990s The 2000sAra is the story of four people and an empty house. These people are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" they can't get back, between their innermost secrets and the lies they tell, between east and west. They are stuck in the "space between". The whole action takes place in an almost empty flat which is belong to one of the characters. The camera goes out only once. But various other visuals from commercials, TV series' that has been shot in the same flat, sneak into the film. Spanning around 10 years, the story is told between intervals of these visuals. Turkey has been through a huge change in the last 20-30 years. The modest country of the recent past is a faded memory compared to the consumerist life style of modern day. It is the time of ambitious people who can do anything to "live well", to "break through". This is the story of a small group of people who manage to "live well" but can't help getting lost in a spiritual vacuum.
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In Bar
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sA horror film featuring Nejat ฤฐลler as the head of a gang which brutalizes, murders and rapes a group of young friends, which was based on a real life event that happened in Ankara, Turkey in 1997 and marketed as the most violent Turkish film ever made.
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The World Is Not Enough
Scotland England ๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan ๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sAs the countdown begins for the new millennium there is still one number you can always count on. โ Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism โ it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
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A Run for Money
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sThe film is set in present-day Istanbul. Selim is a shop owner in his early forties. He sells clothing for men in his shop situated in one of the back streets of Istanbul. Selim is a family man who has devoted his life to his home and his work. He lives with his wife Ayla, his six-year-old daughter Esma and his old father in a simple flat in and old, modest neighbourhood. He has warm relations with his family. He is an affectionate father. One of his neighbours, a young widow named Nihal tries to seduce Selim, but her flirtation leaves him cold. Selim is known for his honesty and integrity among his family and friends. He is a careful spender. As a little child, he has learned that money is not easily earned. He has no tolerance for petty "trickery" met in daily life. One day, Selim finds a bag full of dollar bills (approximately 500,000$) in a cab. From that day on, Selim finds himself in a bewildered state with a bag full of money on his hands.
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Armageddon
Shanghai Florida New York Texas District of Columbia ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฎ๐ณ India ๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990sThe Earth's Darkest Day Will Be Man's Finest Hour โ When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
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Orlando
England ๐น๐ท Turkey The 1990s The 19th Century The 18th Century The 17th CenturyEngland, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.
