Journey to the Sun
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1999-02-16 • 1h 44m
Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village 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 a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.
- Directors
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu
- Writters
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu
- Editors
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Nicolas Gaster
Journey to the Sun
Visit website1999-02-16 • 1h 44m
6.0/10 • 24
Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village 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 a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.
- Directors
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu
- Writters
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu
- Editors
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Nicolas Gaster
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsNazmi Kırık
Berzan
Newroz Baz
Mehmet
Mizgin Kapazan
Arzu
Ara Güler
Süleyman Bey
Lucia Marano
Sexy girl
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