---
title: 'Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fatih Akin'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Turkey'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crossing-the-bridge-the-sound-of-istanbul-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459242/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)

2005 · 90 min · Documentary, Music · Germany, Turkey

Original title: Crossing The Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul

## Synopsis

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 documentary film directed by Fatih Akın. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fatih Akin](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatih-akin)
- **Screenplay:** [Fatih Akin](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatih-akin)
- **Producer:** [Fatih Akin](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatih-akin), [Ali Akdeniz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-akdeniz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hervé Dieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-dieu)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-bird)

## Cast

- [Müzeyyen Senar](https://cinepixo.com/people/muzeyyen-senar)
- [Aynur Doğan](https://cinepixo.com/people/aynur-dogan)
- [Ayben](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayben)
- [Replikas](https://cinepixo.com/people/replikas)
- [Orient Expressions](https://cinepixo.com/people/orient-expressions)
- [Baba Zula](https://cinepixo.com/people/baba-zula)
- [Selim Sesler](https://cinepixo.com/people/selim-sesler)
- [Orhan Gencebay](https://cinepixo.com/people/orhan-gencebay)
- [Brenna MacCrimmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenna-maccrimmon)
- [Erkin Koray](https://cinepixo.com/people/erkin-koray)
- [Duman](https://cinepixo.com/people/duman)
- [Alexander Hacke](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-hacke)
- [Mercan Dede](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercan-dede)
- [Ceza](https://cinepixo.com/people/ceza)
- [Sezen Aksu](https://cinepixo.com/people/sezen-aksu)

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Official site: http://www.crossingthebridge.de
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/crossing-the-bridge-the-sound-of-istanbul-2005
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