A bag full of money lands in front of you. Is it luck? The answer to your prayers? Part of a predetermined plan? Or all of the above? Set in the chaotic streets of Istanbul, 40 is a story of three strangers making their way in a city of 12 million, all searching...for one bag. Shot entirely on location, '40' combines intense story telling with documentary style cinematography embarking on a synchronistic journey dealing with faith, love, luck, destiny, human trafficking...and a bag of cash that falls from the sky.
Cinematography
Istanbul becomes a character—messy, beautiful, unforgiving
Direction
Documentary roots make every chase feel dangerously real
Acting
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's silent desperation wrecks you
Director
Emre Şahin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot guerrilla-style during actual Istanbul protests, capturing a city in economic and political turmoil.
Director Emre Şahin founded Karga Seven Pictures; this was his only fiction feature before pivoting entirely to unscripted television.
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