20 Films & TV Shows Set In Turkey During The 21st Century
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Beyto
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sTalented swimmer, motivated apprentice, cool buddy: Beyto is in the midst of life. But when the only son of a Turkish migrant family falls in love with his coach Mike, an ideal world falls to pieces. His parents only see one way out: They lure him to their home village and plan his wedding with Seher, his childhood friend. Suddenly, Beyto finds himself in a disruptive love triangle. A subtle, summerly sensuous love story about three young people by Gitta Gsell.
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Charlie's Angels
California England ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ง๐ท Brazil The 2010sUnseen. Undivided. Unstoppable. โ When a systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels from across the globe are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect society.
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The Equalizer 2
Massachusetts District of Columbia ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sThere is no equal. โ Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.
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Butterflies
๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sThere is nothing more dangerous than an astronaut with nothing to lose โ Three strangers with one thing in common โ the same father โ come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.
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Downsizing
Nebraska New Mexico ๐ณ๐ด Norway ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sWe are meant for something bigger. โ A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
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Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas
๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sTad dreams of becoming an archaeologist traveling the world, uncovering hidden secrets and lost treasure, but his job working construction keeps him daydreaming instead of exploring. The chance of a lifetime comes when he is invited to attend archaeologist Sara Lavrof's presentation of her latest discovery - the papyrus that proves the existence of the Necklace of Midas, the legendary King who turned everything he touched into solid gold.
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Inferno
๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sHis greatest challenge. Humanity's last hope. โ After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.
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King of the Belgians
๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sThe King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. No planes. No phones. With the help of a British filmmaker and a troupe of Bulgarian folk singers, the King and his entourage manage to escape over the border. Incognito. Thus begins an odyssey across the Balkans during which the King discovers the real world - and himself.
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One Night in Istanbul
England ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2000sFour fanatical fans. One cup final... Only one outcome! โ Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul. Hoping to use the trip as a chance to bond with their sons, big trouble awaits them in the form of a sexy hotel chambermaid, two ruthless crooks on a mission and a bag of counterfeit cash. It is 3-0 down at half time and things could not be more desperate both on and off the pitch. Stevie G and the boys in red are trying to launch the most amazing football comeback in history, and Tommy is in deep water, being held hostage. With the clock ticking and time running out, a miracle is needed fast. In the end a bit of faith, and Gerryโs lucky underpants may be the only thing that can get them and the cup back home in one piece.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan ๐ต๐ญ Philippines ๐จ๐ฑ Chile The 2000sTerror has two faces. โ In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Skyfall
Shanghai England Scotland ๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ฒ๐ด Macao The 2010sThink on your sins. โ When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve - following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
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Taken 2
California ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2010sFirst they took his daughter. Now they're coming for him. โ In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
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The Baby Doll Night
๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt The 2000sCan one night of pleasure mend sixty years of pain? โ Hossam returns home to Cairo for New Year's Eve after a year's separation from his wife. At the airport, his plans for a romantic night (and to conceive a child) are thwarted by several events, including a terrorist plot.
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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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Hitman
๐ท๐บ Russia ๐น๐ท Turkey Africa - General ๐ณ๐ช Niger The 2000sMost believe his very existence is a sin. But others know he is a necessary evil. โ A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.
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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq The 2000sWar Without Rules โ The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.
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Turtles Can Fly
๐น๐ท Turkey ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq The 2000sTurtles can fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iran border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
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Pterodactyl
๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia ๐น๐ท Turkey The 2000sEvil is in the air โ A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds within it a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch...
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ฤฐstanbul Tales
๐น๐ท Turkey The 2000sFive interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.
