Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2005 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 7,363 VOTES · DIR. Fatih Akin
Overview
German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless genres from rock to arabesque, electronic to hip-hop.
Dialogue Timeline — 556 lines
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00:00:23 Cumfukius says: " If you want to know a civilization..."
00:03:29 They believe that surroundings are affecting their music.
00:06:27 What more to say about Istanbul?
00:09:49 The fact that they are two totally different things
00:11:43 it wasn't good, neither for families nor for young people to visit.
00:16:01 ...that we were ignoring turkish music...
00:18:25 ...waves hit on me.
00:21:22 Maybe my lyrics offend you. I am sorry pal.
00:24:09 Gangsta rap and mafia do not exist here.
00:26:54 "Sadam Hussein servant"
00:32:34 The time when your body is going round...
00:35:00 I had the chance to find it...
00:37:48 There is pain, but happiness in music too
00:43:12 you can't just sit down, you want to dance.
00:51:06 We were playing in Taxim square, then in French Institute...
00:53:35 They have to face the situation alone.
00:56:47 That's where the Turkish flag comes from.
00:59:21 I had my army problems solved.
01:02:56 And this because they wanted to comply with the rules of the European Union.
01:06:50 ...pity my pain.
01:10:07 We incorporated a technique...
01:12:59 But i couldn't talk till i became 10.
01:16:04 ...which is classic for Istanbul of the past.
01:24:13 I could only scratch its surface.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed556
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:24:13
Production Record
DirectorFatih Akin
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes7,363