'Kedi,' the first feature-length film by Ceyda Torun, zeros in on a few of Istanbul’s hundreds of thousands of street cats, and their human friends.

“Kedi” means cat in Turkish. And while you don’t have to be crazy about cats to enjoy this documentary, it would certainly help. As that Turkish title indicates, “Kedi” is shot on the ...

To make Kedi, Torun and a group of researchers roamed the city themselves, in search of characters.. Oscilloscope Laboratories “We had local field producers walking the streets asking people ...

Kedi's stars, of course, are cats, and the film glides around Istanbul's back alleys, boho enclaves and rat-infested piers to show us the range of these characters.. These include Sari, a yellow ...

“Kedi” opens February 10 in New York at the Metrograph and on February 17 in Los Angeles at the Royal, with a national expansion to follow. The film is now also available to stream on YouTube Red.

Kedi’s center gradually reveals itself via side-by-side portraits of these distinctive felines and the people who love and care for them, sometimes in spite of themselves.

Early in “Kedi,” Ceyda Torun’s splendidly graceful and quietly magical documentary about the multifaceted feline population of Istanbul, a human inhabitant of the city notes: “Dogs think ...

“Kedi” isn’t for everyone’s taste. But for cat lovers who can’t get enough of on-screen felines, you could say it’s purr-fectly charming. Unrated. At Landmark's E Street Cinema.

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Ceyda Torun’s “Kedi,” a documentary about the street cats of Istanbul. Oscilloscope will release the film theatrically in ...

Kedi is currently playing at the Metrograph in New York City; it will be expanding nationwide in the coming weeks. Behold, All of Hollywood’s Greatest Cats. 1 / 10. Left ...