Hamam
“What he inherited was a sexual awakening...”
Ferzan ÖzpetekCast
Alessandro Gassmann Francesca d'Aloja Mehmet Günsür
Credits
Written by: Ferzan Özpetek
Plot
His debut, an Italian-Spanish-Turkish co-production shown at Cannes in the Directors' Fortnight, which won the Golden Orange for best director and best film.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ferzan Özpetek's debut follows an Italian man who inherits a Istanbul hammam and finds a new life. Sensual and warm, with a gentle Turkish setting, it is a pleasing, bittersweet story of identity and belonging.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (7,960 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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