FILM · 2005 · TURKEY

Anlat İstanbul

Directed by

Ömür Atay, Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı

Runtime

99 min

Studio

TMC

10 archived facts · 2 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

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9 Interesting Facts About Anlat İstanbul

1. #001

   Anlat İstanbul presents the stories of people living in Istanbul as five separate tales, each based on a well-known fairy tale.

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2. #002

   The five segments were directed by Ümit Ünal, Kudret Sabancı, Selim Demirdelen, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay.

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3. #003

   Ümit Ünal also wrote the screenplay, and Erol Avcı served as producer.

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4. #004

   The Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı segment stars Özgü Namal, Mehmet Günsür, Erkan Can and Altan Erkekli.

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5. #005

   The Pamuk Prenses segment's cast includes Azra Akın, Vahide Perçin, Çetin Tekindor and Nejat İşler.

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6. #006

   İdil Üner, Fikret Kuşkan and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan appear in the Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız segment.

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7. #007

   According to the character list on TMDb, Hilal Arslan played the character '8. Cüce' in the Pamuk Prenses story.

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8. #009

   At the Adana Altın Koza Film Festival in 2005 it won the best film award as well as awards in editing, cinematography and art direction.

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9. #010

   It was chosen as the best Turkish film of the year at the 2005 Istanbul International Film Festival, where Yelda Reynaud also won the best actress award.

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