Journey to the Sun (1999)
Güneşe Yolculuk
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.
- Date of release
- 1999-02-16
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Casting
- Nazmi Kırık — Berzan
- Newroz Baz — Mehmet
- Mizgin Kapazan — Arzu
- Ara Güler — Süleyman Bey
- Lucia Marano — Sexy girl
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Journey to the Sun is a 1999 Turkish drama film written and directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award.
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