Yol (1982)

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world ... See full summary »

Directors:

Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney

Writer:

Yilmaz Güney

Stars:

Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tarik Akan	...	Seyit Ali
Serif Sezer	...	Ziné
Halil Ergün	...	Mehmet Salih
Meral Orhonsay	...	Emine
Necmettin Çobanoglu	...	Ömer
Semra Uçar	...	Gülbahar
Hikmet Çelik	...	Mevlat
Sevda Aktolga	...	Meral
Tuncay Akça	...	Yusuf
Hale Akinli	...	Seyran
Turgut Savas	...	Zafer
Hikmet Tasdemir	...	Sevket
Engin Çelik	...	Mirza
Osman Bardakçi	...	Berber Elim
Enver Güney	...	Cindé

Storyline

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world outside.

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | political oppression | actual animal killed | one word title | prison | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Turkey Switzerland France

Language:

Turkish Kurdish

Release Date:

1 September 1982 (France)

Also Known As:

The Road

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,800,287 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Güney Film, Cactus Film, Antenne 2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Yilmaz Güney was in prison when the film was made. He wrote a detailed screenplay and acted out some scenes in his jail cell and Serif Gören directed the film according to his strict instructions.

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Connections

Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.10 (2011)

User Reviews

The best Turkish movie in the history of Yesilcam

Thank Yilmaz Guney and Serif Goren for doing such a tremendous movie.Actings are excellent.This movie is the proof of the possibility to make great films with limited financial resources.Tarik Akan gives a perfect performance.The most I liked in the movie is the hesitation of Seyit Ali to leave Zine alone on the mount.Yol is a very well acted, edited, and directed movie.Of course it would be a great fault to forget the screen written by Yilmaz Guney.Thank people who gives us the opportunity to see "Yol" .