The Other Side of Beyoğlu

Name: The Other Side of Beyoğlu
Director: Şerif Gören
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986-01-01
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Tarık Akan, Oya Aydoğan, Erdal Özyağcılar, Nalan Türkoğlu, Gökhan Mete

Original title: Beyoğlu'nun Arka Yakası

5.1(9)19861h 30mTR

Directed by Şerif Gören

Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of a night in the chaotic backstreets of Beyoğlu in Istanbul. The day he receives his wage, and after arguing with his wife, Haydar (Tarik Akan) leaves the house in a fury and heads to Beyoğlu for a wild night out. However, a prostitute and her pimp bring him such troubles, and he finds himself penniless and in police custody.