# In July (2000)

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**Original title**: *Im Juli*
**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Fatih Akin
**Written by**: Fatih Akin
**Starring**: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtuluş, İdil Üner, Branka Katić, Fatih Akin

> *A Summer Night's Dream.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Daniel’s life as a physics teacher gets some unplanned motion when he chases a Turkish girl named Melek to Istanbul; along the way he picks up his friend Juli, who’s been nursing a crush. The three crisscross Europe in a borrowed car, swapping destinations and confessions. A road movie that forgets to brake for clichés.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful, tender

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