One Night in Istanbul

Sep 10, 2014

1h 33m

★ 4.6

Four fanatical fans. One cup final... Only one outcome!

Overview

Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul. Hoping to use the trip as a chance to bond with their sons, big trouble awaits them in the form of a sexy hotel chambermaid, two ruthless crooks on a mission and a bag of counterfeit cash. It is 3-0 down at half time and things could not be more desperate both on and off the pitch. Stevie G and the boys in red are trying to launch the most amazing football comeback in history, and Tommy is in deep water, being held hostage. With the clock ticking and time running out, a miracle is needed fast. In the end a bit of faith, and Gerry’s lucky underpants may be the only thing that can get them and the cup back home in one piece.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Clear Cut Pictures

Big Ears Entertainment

Karma Film Prod

Stray Dog Films

Coffee and Cigarettes

Liverpool Football Club

One Night in Istanbul Trailers

Cast

Tommy

Steven Waddington

Joseph

Lucien Laviscount

Gerry

Paul Barber

Carmella Jones

Samantha Womack

Altan

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Tony Fitz

Mark Womack

Old Kopite

Terry O'Neill

Yoda

Nicky Allt

Driver

Özcan Özdemir

Jamie

Marc Hughes

Irate Fan

Ryan Muldoon

Female Commander

Ayçin İnci

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