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Kedi is a cat fancier's dream, but this thoughtful, beautifully filmed look at Istanbul's street feline population offers absorbing viewing for filmgoers of any purr-suasion. Read critic reviews

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Hundreds of thousands of cats have roamed the metropolis of Istanbul freely for thousands of years, wandering in and out of people's lives, impacting them in ways only an animal who lives between the worlds of the wild and the tamed can. Cats and their kittens bring joy and purpose to those they choose, giving people an opportunity to reflect on life and their place in it. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to ourselves.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    Turkish
  • Director:
    Ceyda Torun
  • Producer:
    Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $2.8M
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    Termite Films

Cast & Crew

Ceyda Torun
Director
Ceyda Torun
Producer
Charlie Wuppermann
Producer
Gregor Kewel
Executive Producer
Thomas Podstawski
Executive Producer
Kira Fontana
Original Music
Alp Korfali
Cinematographer
Charlie Wuppermann
Cinematographer
Mo Stoebe
Film Editor
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Critic Reviews for Kedi

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  • Kedi ('cat' in Turkish) is much more than a cute film showing these felines' day-to-day lives.

    July 4, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Manuela Lazic

    Little White Lies

  • The delightful Kedi portrays a complex city founded on history and tradition, and surrounded by goodwill, magnificence, and fragility.

    October 29, 2017 | Full Review…

    Tomris Laffly

    Film School Rejects

  • Part wildlife documentary, part urban love letter. Kedi may only be a slender 79 minutes long, but it's a lyrical and surprising philosophical tribute to the therapeutic power of pets.

    July 6, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Jimi Famurewa

    Empire Magazine

  • The cats are captured with adoring attentiveness, their intelligent eyes narrowing to slits, their darting movements, a patch of sun-warmed fur, the way one kitten clambers a market stall to paw a pile of oranges.

    July 2, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Simran Hans

    Observer (UK)

  • Filmed at whisker-height, this charming documentary enters the daily lives of the many street cats of Istanbul.

    June 30, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Kate Muir

    Times (UK)

  • You needn't be a cat lover to enjoy Kedi, since the film will make you one anyway.

    June 29, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Nigel Andrews

    Financial Times
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Audience Reviews for Kedi

  • Jun 03, 2017
    A fantastic documentary showing the life of street cats in Istanbul. Beautifully shot and with cats full of character, this is the best cat film so far and one all cat owners or cat fans should watch. Fantastic.
    Ian W Super Reviewer
  • Apr 14, 2017
    Kedi shows how the cats of Istanbul bring out the humanity in people. Funny but a tad boring at times, Kedi was charming for this and all cat lover. (4-13-17)
    John C Super Reviewer
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