Hamam

"What he inherited was a sexual awakening..."

Nov 25 1998 N/A 1h 34m
Drama, Romance

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Instanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.

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Plot

Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul, he travels there to look after the sale of the hamam (one of a few traditional Turkish baths left) he inherited. There he meets the family running the hamam, gets attracted to a member of it and the whole Turkish atmosphere and decides not to sell the hamam..

Written by

Ferzan Özpetek, Stefano Tummolini, Aldo Sambrell

Directed by

Ferzan Özpetek

Cast

Alessandro Gassmann, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain, Italy, Turkey

Production Companies

Strand Releasing

Languages

Italiano, Türkçe, Français

Awards

12 wins & 14 nominations

Trailers
Steam, Hamam: The Turkish Bath - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
7,862
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
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