Road to Istanbul

2016 film

Road to Istanbul

Film poster

Directed by| Rachid Bouchareb
Written by| Rachid Bouchareb
Starring| Astrid Whettnall

Release dates

* 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (Berlin)
* 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) (France)

Running time

| 97 minutes
Countries| Algeria
France
Language| French

Road to Istanbul (French: La Route d'Istanbul) is a 2016 French-Algerian drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Whettnall received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her role in the film.[2] It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]

## Plot

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Elisabeth sets off to find her daughter, who has joined the Islamic State in Syria.

## Cast

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* Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
* Pauline Burlet as Elodie
* Patricia Ide as Julie
* Abel Jafri as Turkish policeman

## Production

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The film was shot in Belgium, Istanbul and Algeria.[4]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Road to Istanbul". Berlinale. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
3. ^ "Rachid Bouchareb représentera finalement l'Algérie aux Oscars 2018". dia-algerie. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
4. ^ Léa Bodin (21 April 2016). "Rencontre avec Astrid Whettnall, héroïne du nouveau film de Rachid Bouchareb". Retrieved 23 April 2016.

## External links

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* Road to Istanbul at IMDb

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Films directed by Rachid Bouchareb

* Bâton rouge (1985)
* Cheb (1991)
* Dust of Life (1995)
* Little Senegal (2000)
* Days of Glory (2006)
* London River (2009)
* Outside the Law (2010)
* Just like a Woman (2012)
* Two Men in Town (2014)
* Road to Istanbul (2016)
* Belleville Cop (2018)

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Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Z (1969)
* Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
* Sandstorm (1982)
* Le Bal (1983)
* The Last Image (1987)
* Cheb (1991)
* Autumn: October in Algiers (1994)
* Dust of Life (1995)
* Hi Cousin! (1996)
* Little Senegal (2000)
* Inch'Allah Dimanche (2001)
* Rachida (2002)
* Days of Glory (2006)
* Masquerades (2008)
* Outside the Law (2010)
* Zabana! (2012)
* Twilight of Shadows (2015)
* The Well (2016)
* Road to Istanbul (2017)
* Until the End of Time (2018)
* Papicha (2019)
* Héliopolis (2021)
* Our Brothers (2023)
* Algiers (2024)

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