turkish german director faith akın ( head on and the edge of heaven ) follow german musician and head on soundtrack composer alexander hacke of einstürzende neubauten to istanbul for this documentary which delve into the modern music scene of the city from arabesque to indie rock and be screen out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival . alexander hacke make for an amiable guide a he travel around istanbul with a mobile recording studio and a microphone in hand where he run into and record the like of classic rocker erkin koray and rapper ceza and kurdish singer aynur doğan and arabesque singer orhan gencebay and pop star sezen aksu as well a rock band baba zula and duman and replikas . the director have pull together a diverse collection of popular performer and ground break act from what be at the time a highly competitive short list to give an eclectic account of modern turkish music a see from the street of it cultural capital which will enchant and entertain even if at time it seem a little rushed and unfocused . music can reveal to you everything about a place .