Steam: The Turkish Bath
“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 Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his realtives' Instanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
VIBE
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.
melancholicsensualintrospectiveyearningslow-burnarthouse dramaEuropean cinemacharacter studyidentitydesirecultural displacementforbidden love
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