For years, the ultra fans of the three most important soccer clubs in Istanbul (Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş) have been known worldwide for their unconditional support of their teams. Their mutual rivalry often results in extremely violent confrontations with numerous injuries and even deaths. But something extraordinary happened in the summer of 2013: during the protests and clashes against the Turkish government and Prime Minister Erdogan in Gezi Park, the competing fan clubs united for the first time in a common cause. People who are notorious for their hate are now standing side by side and fighting the ruling system in Turkey under the name “Istanbul United.”

Theatrical release: September 18, 2014

To be seen on: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Maxdome, Pantaflix, Justwatch

Links: Karlovy Vary

Production: Nippes Yard Production, Port au Prince Film & Culture Production GmbH, Mind Riot Media
Director: Olli Waldhauer, Farid Eslam
Producers: Jan Krüger, Tanja Georgieva, Farid Eslam, Tina Schöpkewitz, Olli Waldhauer
Camera: Paul Rossaint
2nd camera: Fridolin Körner
Editor: Fridolin Körner, Jörg Offer
Assistant Editor: Ufuk Cam
Color grading: Fridolin Körner
Sound design: Antonio de Luca
Re-recording mix: Gregor Bonse @RotorFilm

festivals: Karlovy Vary, 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Competition, 04.07.2014 — 12.07.2014 Munich, 32nd Munich Film Festival, 27.06.2014 — 05.07.2014 Istanbul International Film Festival, 05.04.2014 — 20.04.2014 Batumi, 9th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, Competition, 14.09.2014 — 21.09.2014 London, 22nd Raindance Film Festival, 24.09.2014 — 05.10.2014 Tallinn, 18th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 14.11.2014 — 30.11.2014 Ascona, 4th Ascona Film Festival, 26.02.2015 — 28.02.2015 Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2014

Length: 87 min