Benim Sinemalarım (1990): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1990, Benim Sinemalarım is a fantasía and drama film directed by Füruzan, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Nesibe lives with her parents on the outskirts of Istanbul; the family is poor, and her consistently unemployed father often takes out his frustration on the rest of the family. Nesibe knows that there has to be something more to life, and she finds it at the movies. As she recalls her childhood and adolescence, her own memories merge with scenes from the dozens of musicals, melodramas, and romances she saw to fill her days and to escape the desperation of her home life. But as she moves into adulthood, the contradiction between Nesibe’s cinematic dream life and everyday reality starts to affect her in unexpected ways.

Who’s in it. Benim Sinemalarım stars Yaman Okay as Recep, Hülya Avşar as Nesibe, Sema Aybars as Nesibe's Mother and Yaman Tarcan as Salih, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Benim Sinemalarım has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Benim Sinemalarım page.

If you liked it. Fans of Benim Sinemalarım tend to enjoy El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, La milla verde, El viaje de Chihiro and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.