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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 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Aclan Bates |
| Written by | Leslie Bates-Büyüktürkoğlu Tulay Pirlant |
| Produced by | Leslie Bates-Büyüktürkoğlu Kevin Totti Corchiani Unicvisions |
| Starring | Nehir Erdoğan Nilüfer Açıkalın Patrick Muldoon Devon Odessa Fay Masterson Jay Karnes Ayşe Nil Şamlıoğlu Zachary Charles Yuri Bradac |
| Cinematography | Neil Lisk |
| Edited by | Aclan Bates Radu Ion Bayard Stryker Chris Ward |
| Music by | Kemal Günüç (Turkish version) Edwin Wendler (international version) |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Countries | United States Turkey |
| Languages | English Turkish |
Plot
editA 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
edit- Nehir Erdoğan as Ebru
- Ajla Hodzic as Asli
- Nilüfer Açıkalın as Filiz
- Patrick Muldoon as Kevin
- Devon Odessa as Elizabeth
- Fay Masterson as Mimi
- Jay Karnes as Michael Levy
- Clyde Kusatsu as Dondi
- Colin Fickes as Hank
- Ayşe Nil Şamlıoğlu||
- Maree Cheatham as Mrs. Kraus
- Zachary Charles as Rusty
- Yuri Bradac as Grigori
Production
editReferences
edit- ^ "Secret Revealed". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ Hurriyet: filming of Broken Angel Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Talkturkey: Broken Angel Release". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-27. Talk Turkey- Broken Angel release
External links
edit- Broken Angel at IMDb
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