Journey to the Sun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-02-09

Languages:

Turkish, Kurdish, Dutch

Countries:

Turkey, Netherlands, Germany

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (934 Reviews)

Director:

Yesim Ustaoglu

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Nazmè Kirik Newroz Baz Mizgin Kapazan Ara Gèler

Writer:

Yesim Ustaoglu

Fullplot:

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.

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