Günesi Gördüm

20092009
2h

Erol Demiröz, Altan Erkekli, Serif Sezer, Demet Evgar, Mahsun Kirmizigül, and Murat Ünalmis in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war, making their daily life a hellish struggle. As the war continues to intens... Read allIn the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war, making their daily life a hellish struggle. As the war continues to intensify, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul. While Haydar and Isa Al... Read allIn the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war, making their daily life a hellish struggle. As the war continues to intensify, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul. While Haydar and Isa Altun decide to stay in Turkey with their young children, Davut Altun and his family migrate... Read all

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Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations

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Itir Esen in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Yildiz Kültür in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Sarp Apak in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Serhat Caglayan in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Serif Sezer in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Yigit Özsener in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Mahsun Kirmizigül in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Menderes Samancilar in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Murat Ünalmis in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Nurseli Idiz in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Hande Subasi in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

Beyaz Melek

6.4

Act of Vengeance

5.7

Act of Vengeance

The Miracle

7.6

Vezir Parmagi

3.9

The Miracle 2: Love

7.3

The Miracle 2: Love

O... Çocuklari

6.5

O... Çocuklari

Dondurmam Gaymak

6.6

Dondurmam Gaymak

Propaganda

7.1

Alone

6.7

Hükümet Kadin

6.5

Hükümet Kadin

Vizontele

8.0

Losers' Club

7.5

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war, making their daily life a hellish struggle. As the war continues to intensify, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul. While Haydar and Isa Altun decide to stay in Turkey with their young children, Davut Altun and his family migrate north to Norway, enlisting the help of smugglers. They eventually reach their destination and find work in a supermarket, but life as refugees proves relentless. Back in Istanbul, Haydar watches over the family as his wife undergoes an operation due to pregnancy complications. Their son makes friends with a group of transvestites, helping him to understand why he has felt different all of his life. While liberating, his newfound identity is seen as a disgrace to the rest of his family, leading him to flee from the abuse it produces. —Robert Mankin IV

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Taglines
- Children here don't shape their own destiny.
Genre
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Turkey's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.

Goofs
At the starting scene you can see 2 attack helicopters those are Mil Mi-24 helicopters (Russian made) and Turkey doesn't have helicopters like this ones.

Soundtracks
You Owe Me
Lyrics and Music by Raga Oktay

Top review

9/10

A winner

I lived in Turkey when Mahsun Kirmizigul was a folk(arabesk) singer then I moved away...

I'm a rock/hip hop woman, I never paid much attention to him; always thought his kind of music was "beneath me". How elitist, how inconsiderate of me!

I moved back to Turkey 2 months ago from US and I watched "Gunesi Gordum" today...

Mahsun Kirmizigul won my respect, my admiration today...

Gunesi Gordum is an amazing movie. Every scene in the movie, every actor is spot on. It touches extremely sensitive subjects in Turkey and comes out a winner.

This movie makes you cry for the terrorists' family AND for the soldier that died defending his country. A son is a son. That's what this movie shows you without politicizing it.

It makes you see the pain of the homophobic brother facing the transvestite brother.

It makes you see how "privileged" you are while a big part of your country / world is just trying to HOLD ON....

Thank you Mahsun for this movie. I really hope you get the recognition you deserve.

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S_M_G
Mar 19, 2009

Release date
- March 13, 2009 (Turkey)
Country of origin
- Turkey
Official site
- Official site
Languages
Also known as
- I Saw the Sun
Filming locations
- Sarikamis, Kars, Turkey
Production companies
- Boyut Film
- Midwest
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Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $26,477,630

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Runtime
- 2h
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

Erol Demiröz, Altan Erkekli, Serif Sezer, Demet Evgar, Mahsun Kirmizigül, and Murat Ünalmis in Günesi Gördüm (2009)

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