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Journey to the Sun (1999)

Journey to the Sun (1999)

Drama
Release Date: 1999, February 16
Directors: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Countries: Germany, Netherlands, Turkey
Production: The Film Company, The Film Company, Medias Res Filmproduktion, Medias Res Filmproduktion, Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR), Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
Cast: Nazmi Kırık, Ara Güler, Mizgin Kapazan, Newroz Baz, Lucia Marano

Overview:

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten. Upon his release, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd.

Keywords:

woman director