Director : Ferzan OzpetekActors : Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Malick Bowens, Lucia Bose, Valeria Golino, Serra Yilmaz, Haluk Bilginer, Ayla Algan, Basak Koklukaya, Christophe Aquilon, Cansel ElcinFeature film, Fiction Production language : French Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy, Turkey ) French release : 11/24/99 Runtime : 1h 46mn Current status : Released Associate production company : R&C Produzioni Co-production : Alva FilmsFrench distribution : Océan FilmsFilm export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International Synopsis A sensual biography that exposes the life of Safiye, a young woman living in a Harem in Turkey. Over a number of years Safiye became the Sultan’s “favorite” though she indulges in a secret, passionate love affair with one of the Harem’s Eurichs Nadir. This is her story told 50 years later. Festival selections | 
