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Yol (1982)

PG 114 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   1 September 1982 (France)
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A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave... See full summary »

Directors:

Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney

Writer:

Yilmaz Güney

Stars:

Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer and Halil Ergün
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Cast

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

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Plot Keywords:

Prisoner | Kurdistan | Segregation | One Word Title | Repression  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

Turkey | Switzerland | France

Language:

Turkish | Kurdish (a few words and songs)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La permission See more »

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,800,287 (Sweden)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Güney Film, Cactus Film, Antenne 2 See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Yol" means "The Road" or "The Way". See more »

Connections

Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.10" (2011) See more »