Shortcut to Istanbul

Name: Shortcut to Istanbul — Trailer
Uploaded: 2026-01-23T19:32:00.000Z
Description: A young Turkish man working in West Berlin looks for a girlfriend in East Berlin, so he can move there and save up money faster for a return to Istanbul. This culture-clash comedy was Andreas Dresen’s graduation film at the Konrad Wolf film school.

So schnell es geht nach Istanbul

by Andreas Dresen

German (Deutsch)
Germany
43 min

A young Turkish man working in West Berlin looks for a girlfriend in East Berlin, so he can move there and save up money faster for a return to Istanbul. This culture-clash comedy was Andreas Dresen’s graduation film at the Konrad Wolf film school.

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Screenings and awards

2025

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)

Germany

Directed by

Andreas Dresen

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