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.
| Title | Journey to the Sun |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Turkey, Germany, Netherlands |
| Studio | The Film Company, Medias Res Filmproduktion, Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR) |
| Cast | Nazmi Kırık, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Güler, Lucia Marano |
| Crew | Yeşim Ustaoğlu (Director), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (Writer), Ezel Akay (Executive Producer), Behrooz Hashemian (Producer), Pit Riethmüller (Co-Producer), Phil van der Linden (Co-Producer) |
| Keyword | woman director |
| Release | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Runtime | 104 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 24 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | Nederlands, , Türkçe |
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