One Night in Istanbul
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Marquand
Written by	Nicky Allt
Based on	One Night in Istanbul by Nicky Allt
Produced by	Nicky Allt Peter Slack Matthew Whyte Krystian Kozlowski
Starring	Steven Waddington Paul Barber Lucien Laviscount Samantha Womack
Production companies	Big Ears Entertainment Karma Film Productions Stray Dog Films
Distributed by	Stray Dog Films Liverpool F.C.
Release date	10 September 2014 (2014-09-10)
Running time	93 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

One Night in Istanbul, also known as One Night in Istanbul: The Movie, is a British comedy-drama film, directed by James Marquand and produced/written by Nicky Allt. The film stars Steven Waddington, Paul Barber, Lucien Laviscount, Samantha Womack, and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson. It is based on the play of the same name by Nicky Allt.^[2]

The film's trailer was revealed on 8 August 2014 and was released on 11 September 2014 exclusively at Odeon Cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The film was released worldwide on 15 September.^[3]

Plot

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".^[4]

Cast

• Steven Waddington as Tommy
• Paul Barber as Gerry
• Lucien Laviscount as Joseph
• Samantha Womack as Carmella Jones
• Gamze Seber as Leyla
• Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Altan
• Mark Womack as Tony Fitz
• Natasha Jones as Tia Edwards

Release

The premiere was held on 10 September 2014 at the Odeon Cinema in Liverpool One and was attended by Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher alongside more Liverpool players. The film went on general release in the UK on 11 September. The film was released in the UK on DVD on 2 February 2015.^{[citation needed]}