Released:
1999-11-24

Overview:
On the eve of the fall of the Ottoman Empire: in the harem of Sultan Abdulhamit II, the odalisque of Italian origin Safiyè dreams of becoming the sultan's first mistress. To achieve her goal, the girl, aided by the eunuch Nadir, is even willing to kill. But when her dream is finally about to come true, her entire world suddenly collapses: the sultan is exiled, the harem is closed, and the odalisques and eunuchs are abandoned to their fate.

Director:
Ferzan Özpetek

Runtime:
2h 5min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Marie Gillain
  as
  Safiye
• 
  Alex Descas
  as
  Nadir
• 
  Valeria Golino
  as
  Anita
• 
  Lucia Bosè
  as
  Safiye Anziana
• 
  Serra Yılmaz
  as
  Gulfidan