Road to Istanbul explained

Road to Istanbul
Director:	Rachid Bouchareb
Starring:	Astrid Whettnall
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	Algeria France
Language:	French

Road to Istanbul (French: '''La Route d'Istanbul''') is a 2016 French-Algerian drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] Whettnall received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her role in the film.^[2] It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[3]

Plot

Elisabeth sets off to find her daughter, who has joined the Islamic State in Syria.

Cast

• Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
• Pauline Burlet as Elodie
• Patricia Ide as Julie
• Abel Jafri as Turkish policeman

Production

The film was shot in Belgium, Istanbul and Algeria.^[4]

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Road to Istanbul . 16 February 2016. Berlinale.
2. Web site: Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès. 4 February 2017. Cinevox. 4 February 2017. French.
3. Web site: Rachid Bouchareb représentera finalement l’Algérie aux Oscars 2018 . dia-algerie . 19 September 2017 . 19 September 2017.
4. Web site: Rencontre avec Astrid Whettnall, héroïne du nouveau film de Rachid Bouchareb . 23 April 2016 . Léa Bodin .