除了日本人以外,土耳其也是一個相當知名的愛貓民族,在伊斯坦堡有數十萬的街貓遊蕩,牠們是這座城市每個人生活的一部分。這些街貓們不是受豢養的家貓,又非性格難馴的野貓,只是挑選自己喜愛的人類並且寵幸他們,在這裡,貓咪就像是一面反映了人類生活樣貌的明鏡。導演貼身追蹤七隻不同個性的伊斯坦堡貓咪——騙子薩利、大眾情人班古、危機份子瘋瘋、交際花丹尼斯、獵人阿思朗、紳士杜馬以及生活玩家甘西斯,觀眾跟隨這些貓足穿梭大街小巷,重新認識這個遙遠又古老的城市。

See the ancient city of Istanbul through the eyes of street cats in the acclaimed documentary Kedi, which simply means “cats” in Turkish. With its serene close-ups, crisp cinematography and attentive tailing of its captivating subjects – from Sari the ginger hustler to Deniz the social butterfly to Psikopat the alpha psycho – the documentary is not only a visual delight for cat lovers, but also a delicate study of the special relationship between a modern metropolis and its hundreds of thousands of stray cats. Sharing stories by locals who watch over the cats, Kedi pays loving tribute to Istanbul’s long-standing affection for its feral feline residents that wander the streets and heal the community.