The City
1983, Turkish. Directed by Martin Manz & Merlyn Solakhan.
Merlyn Solakhan’s feature documentary The City offers an unusual narrative on Istanbul. Solakhan roams every inch of the city, witnessing separate instances of standing stones, balloons, kites, cars, roads, and neighborhoods with her camera, whilst looking into the city’s nature, yesterday and today. The city from her perspective is intertwined with history. An essay film as well as a documentary, The City is a daring gaze on Istanbul. The movie goes beyond observation to working through and reflecting on the city, with no hesitation in bestowing a new image on it and seeing it in a new light.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- Die Stadt
- Country
- Germany
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The City runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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The City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The City?
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Who directed The City?
The City (1983) was directed by Martin Manz and Merlyn Solakhan and stars Aygen Baktır, Kahraman Baktır, Nevzat Açıkgöz.