
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.... (Full plot summary below)
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Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA comprehensive look at the wide variety of sounds in Turkey. |
| Premiere MagazineGlenn KennyBut after surveying pop and rock hybrids, Akin and Hacke go deeper. You will be very happy indeed to make the acquaintance of such Turkish music luminaries as Orhan Gencebay and Sezen Aksu, whose stories and personalities are as fascinating as their music. |
| Show Business WeeklyEthan AlterWhile Crossing the Bridge is sure to find an appreciative audience among world music aficionados, its crossover appeal seems limited at best. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAs filmmaking, the docu is only travel-diary so-so. But the chance to experience the machine-gun rhymes of ''the Turkish Eminem'' - a young man called Ceza - is priceless. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayHacke is in almost every shot, taking in the performances and sometimes singing and dancing along, inviting the audience to share in the joy of discovery. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielHas two main flaws: the emphasis it puts on German bassist Alexander Hacke, the film's ostensible narrator, who shows up in too many scenes, and the fact that it doesn't identify many of the film's performers until the very end. Even so, Crossing the Bridge is satisfying to watch. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranCrossing the Bridge does more than offer a wide variety of entertaining and intoxicating Turkish music. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window into a rich and varied national culture. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldIt's a heady, occasionally free-floating mix, and a feast for music lovers. |
| Jam! MoviesJim SlotekA rambling feast of under-the-radar musical styles and personalities, including actor/singer Orhan Gencebay and influential Turkish rock-pop figure Erkin Koray. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyOne of the world's great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. |