Steam: The Turkish Bath

Synopsis:

Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul, he travels there to look after the sale of the hamam (one of a few traditional Turkish baths left) he inherited. There he meets the family running the hamam, gets attracted to a member of it and the whole Turkish atmosphere and decides not to sell the hamam..

Title
Steam: The Turkish Bath
Original Title
Hamam
Year of Production
1997
Country
Italy , Turkey , Spain
Film Type
Feature
Genre
Drama / Romance
Language
Turkish , Italian
Duration
94
Director
Ferzan Ozpetek
Cast
Alessandro Gassman , Francesca d'Aloja , Carlo Cecchi , Halil Ergün , Serif Sezer , Mehmet Günsür , Basak Köklükaya , Alberto Molinari , Zozo Toledo , Ludovica Modugno , Zerrin Arbas , Necdet Mahfi Ayral , Murat Ilker , Alper Kul
Screenplay
Ferzan Ozpetek , Aldo Sambrell , Stefano Tummolini
Producer
Marco Risi , Maurizio Tedesco , Paolo Buzzi , Cengiz Ergun , Ozan Ergun , Aldo Sambrell
Cinematographer
Pasquale Mari
Art Director
Ziya Ulkenciler , Virginia Vianello
Composer
Aldo De Scalzi , Pivio
Editor
Mauro Bonanni
Costume Designer
Selda Cicek , Metella Raboni
Production
Sorpasso Film , Promete Film , Asbrell Productions
Distributor
Alamode Film , Argentina Video Home , Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) , Filmauro , Homescreen , PRO-FUN media Filmverleih , Strand Releasing , Vértigo Films , Warner Bros. Finland
Approximate Budget
$655K






















With the support of the Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe


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Participation in festivals

Won award on festivals

Ankara International Film Festival 1998 • Won, Most Promising Actress Basak Köklükaya • Won, Most Promising Actor Mehmet Günsür • Won, Best Supporting Actress Serif Sezer Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 1997 • Won, Golden Orange Best Film Ferzan Ozpetek • Won, Golden Orange Best Director Ferzan Ozpetek • Won, Golden Orange Best Soundtrack Pivio, Aldo De Scalzi • For the first time, two italians won this award. Golden Globes, Italy 1997 • Won, Golden Globe Best Original Score (Migliori Musiche) Pivio, Aldo De Scalzi • Won, Golden Globe Best First Feature (Migliore Opera Prima) Ferzan Ozpetek Istanbul International Film Festival 1998 • Won, Best Turkish Director of the Year Best Director Ferzan Ozpetek Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1998 • Won, Silver Ribbon Best Producer (Migliore Produttore) Marco Risi, Maurizio Tedesco SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Award 1998 • Won, Turkish Cinema Awards Best Supporting Actress Serif Sezer

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