Broken Angel (2008 film)

Broken Angel (Turkish: Meleğin Sırları) is a 2008 film adaptation of the novel Windy City (Turkish: Ruzgarli Sehir). The film tells the real-life story of Ebru, a Turkish girl who came to the United States in the 1980s and fell prey to the image of fame and fortune. It was directed by Aclan Bates. Broken Angel premiered in Istanbul and Izmir.[1]

Broken Angel
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Directed byAclan Bates
Written byLeslie Bates-Büyüktürkoğlu
Tulay Pirlant
Produced byLeslie Bates-Büyüktürkoğlu
Kevin Totti Corchiani
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StarringNehir Erdoğan
Nilüfer Açıkalın
Patrick Muldoon
Devon Odessa
Fay Masterson
Jay Karnes
Ayşe Nil Şamlıoğlu
Zachary Charles
Yuri Bradac
CinematographyNeil Lisk
Edited byAclan Bates
Radu Ion
Bayard Stryker
Chris Ward
Music byKemal Günüç (Turkish version)
Edwin Wendler (international version)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)
Running time
121 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Turkey
LanguagesEnglish
Turkish

Plot

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A young Turkish girl comes to America in search of the life she saw in the movies and on TV. Broken Angel shows that life for a foreigner is not always the Hollywood life, especially when you do not speak the language. As she is slowly swallowed by the realities, only one boy, a deaf artist, can reach her and save her life.

The film also debates American-Turkish relations and the perceptive image of Turks in the U.S. and vice versa.[citation needed]

Cast

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Production

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The picture was filmed in Los Angeles in 2007.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Secret Revealed". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. ^ Hurriyet: filming of Broken Angel Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Talkturkey: Broken Angel Release". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-27. Talk Turkey- Broken Angel release
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