A Madonna in Laleli
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A Madonna in Laleli is a 1998 Turkish drama film
, written and directed by Kudret Sabancı, about a pimp and his two friends who try to sell a Russian prostitute as a “virgin” to a rich businessman. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was shot concurrently with On Board
, directed by Serdar Akar, and many of the main characters from the two films cross paths.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, written and directed by Kudret Sabancı, about a pimp and his two friends who try to sell a Russian prostitute as a “virgin” to a rich businessman. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was shot concurrently with On Board
On Board (film)
On Board is a 1998 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Serdar Akar, about four sailors who kidnap a prostitute. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Ankara and Antalya, including the Golden Orange for Second Best Film...
, directed by Serdar Akar, and many of the main characters from the two films cross paths.
External links
- TurkishFilmChannel page for the film