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Steam: The Turkish Bath

Steam: The Turkish Bath

1997 · 94 min · TR · 6.6 (155 votes)
Dir. Ferzan Özpetek · Starring Alessandro Gassmann, Mehmet Günsür, Francesca D'Aloja, Halil Ergün, Şerif Sezer, Başak Köklükaya · Music Aldo De Scalzi

“What he inherited was a sexual awakening...”

Drama

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.

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A languid, sensual exploration of hidden desires and cultural dislocation. It's a film that luxuriates in atmosphere, feeling both intimate and grand, like a whispered secret shared in a steamy, ancient space.

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