The Wall

Original title: Duvar

19831983
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 57min

Duvar (1983)

Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France, after he escaped from a Turkish prison, enabling him to accept his award at Cann... Read allTeens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France, after he escaped from a Turkish prison, enabling him to accept his award at Cannes for Yol (The Road). When the Turkish superstar leading man turned human rights activist... Read allTeens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France, after he escaped from a Turkish prison, enabling him to accept his award at Cannes for Yol (The Road). When the Turkish superstar leading man turned human rights activist, Guney was convicted for pro-Kurdish political activity and murder, by the Turkish milita... Read all

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

Yilmaz Güney in Duvar (1983)

Yilmaz Güney in Duvar (1983)

Yilmaz Güney in Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

Duvar (1983)

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8.3

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Hope

8.2

Arkadas

7.2

Zavallilar

7.2

Umutsuzlar

7.1

Baba

7.3

Agit

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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

8.4

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Dry Summer

8.0

Endise

6.9

Sevmek Zamani

8.2

Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France, after he escaped from a Turkish prison, enabling him to accept his award at Cannes for Yol (The Road). When the Turkish superstar leading man turned human rights activist, Guney was convicted for pro-Kurdish political activity and murder, by the Turkish military regime. Director/writer Guney's last film, Duvar (The Wall), was banned in Turkey for 17 years. The incarcerated teens organize and fight back, brutalize each other, exult over the smallest triumph, while joking, suffering and learning from the inhumanity they wallow in. The prison also separately houses men and women, many played by other Turkish expatriates. —David Stevens

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Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
After learning Tuncel Kurtiz has an engagement for another film, Yilmaz Guney reportedly said: 'Give an ad to the newspaper, the old man will see and come'.

Quotes
Tonton Ali: They have thought us during the military service. Ten years of war and ten years of victories. Now it is the babies who are singing the same song. It has been 30 years since. Still we do not have a pant of our own. Ten years of war, ten years of victories. My ass.

Top review

10/10

An excellent film on the prisons during military intervention in Turkey

Duvar is the last film of Yilmaz Guney. It was made in France under very bad conditions. But it is successful on describing the violence in prison without being too much 'political'. It's a striking movie, which nobody could stay indifferent to it.

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Release date
- June 20, 1986 (United States)
Countries of origin
- Turkey
- France
Languages
- Turkish
- French
Also known as
- Die Mauer
Filming locations
- Ankara, Turkey
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 57min
Sound mix
- Mono

Duvar (1983)

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