Overview
In a world where love and danger intertwine, a mechanic must protect his community from a ruthless gangster.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- volatile
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- crime drama marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The unlikely love affair unfolds amid a poor neighborhood shaped by criminal intimidation, addiction and social exclusion.
The neighborhood's poverty, drug trafficking, alcohol abuse and gangster violence are treated as an intense social atmosphere rather than neutral background.
The young mechanic attempts to protect local residents from the gangster Reis and his terrorizing influence.
The central love affair develops while gangster control, murder, sexual violence and revenge destabilize the surrounding community.
Films like Cholera Street, and why
Gomorrah
gritty urban crime drama, subcultural neighborhood, moral corruption and volatile street violence
City of God
stylized crime storytelling, doomed romance, marginal communities and criminal power struggles
Pixote
bleak yet emotionally charged crime drama focused on working-class outsiders and destructive violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Mustafa Altıoklar
- Release Date
- 1997-11-28
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (72)
Cast
- Müjde Ar
- Okan Bayülgen
- Mustafa Uğurlu
- Savaş Dinçel
- Burak Sergen
- Sevda Ferdağ
- Aysel Gürel
- Zafer Algöz
- Küçük İskender
- Levent Erim
Common questions
- What is Cholera Street about?
- A young mechanic’s dangerous love affair becomes inseparable from his attempt to resist a gangster’s grip on a marginalized Istanbul neighborhood.
- What is Cholera Street like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cholera Street as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cholera Street violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cholera Street as graphic.
- Which films are like Cholera Street?
- Films with a similar feel include Gomorrah, City of God, and Pixote.
- How long is Cholera Street?
- Cholera Street runs 114 minutes.
