1999
- Drama
Journey to the Sun
Güneşe Yolculuk
Runtime
1h 44m
Countries
- DE
- Germany
- NL
- Netherlands
- TR
- Turkey
Languages
- nl
- ku
- tr
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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StatusReleased
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Release dateFeb. 16, 1999
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Original LanguageTurkish
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Production Companies
- Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
- Medias Res Filmproduktion
- The Film Company