- Overview
In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in the country, the generosity of the Turks, and how being in another country, in another place, forces one to re-examine well-established attitudes about modern society.
- Release Date
01 January 1973
- DirectingSedat Pakay
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$0.00
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$0.00
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