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Journey to the Sun

Rating
6.9
27
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Original title
Günese yolculuk
Year
Running time
104 min.
Country
Turkey Turkey
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Genre
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Awards
1999: Berlin Film Festival: Blue Angel Award for The Best European Film
1999: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography
1999: Festival Internacional of Jerusalén: Best Documentary
1999: Jury Special Prize in el Festival Internacional of Valladolid
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User history
Journey to the Sun
1999
Yesim Ustaoglu
6.9
(27)
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