Movie Description

Güneşe Yolculuk

(1999)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleGüneşe Yolculuk

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1999-02-16

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 44m

Production CompaniesThe Film Company,Medias Res Filmproduktion,Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)

Genres

  • Drama