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The Ballad of Exiles Yilmaz Guney (2016)

| Documentary, History | 31 January 2016 (Netherlands)
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In 1981, iconic Turkish film director escapes jail to France, his last work re-creating with other exiles the prison lives they left behind.

Director:

Ilker Savaskurt

Writers:

Mehmet Kala, Paul Hallam (co-writer)

Stars:

Baris Atay, Funda Eryigit
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In 1981, iconic Turkish film director escapes jail to France, his last work re-creating with other exiles the prison lives they left behind.

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