Steam: The Turkish Bath
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Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1997-05-09
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Ferzan Özpetek
Writer: Aldo Sambrell, Ferzan Özpetek, Stefano Tummolini
Spoken language: Français, Italiano, Türkçe
Genres: Drama
Original title: Steam: The Turkish Bath
Production Companies: Strand Releasing
Production Countries: Spain, Italy, Turkey
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