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Journey to the Sun

Original title: Günese Yolculuk
  • 1999
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.9K
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Journey to the Sun (1999)
Drama

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mi... Read allMehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten.Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten.

  • Director
    • Yesim Ustaoglu
  • Writer
    • Yesim Ustaoglu
  • Stars
    • Nazmi Kirik
    • Newroz Baz
    • Mizgin Kapazan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yesim Ustaoglu
    • Writer
      • Yesim Ustaoglu
    • Stars
      • Nazmi Kirik
      • Newroz Baz
      • Mizgin Kapazan
    • 19User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Nazmi Kirik
    • Berzan
    • (as Nazmi Qirix)
    Newroz Baz
    • Mehmet
    Mizgin Kapazan
    • Arzu
    Ara Güler
    • Süleyman Bey
    Nigar Aktas
    Hilmi Erdem
    Lucia Marano
    Lucia Marano
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    • Director
      • Yesim Ustaoglu
    • Writer
      • Yesim Ustaoglu
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    8/10

    Welcome to Turkey

    We as the Turkish audience, were able to see the movie in our theaters by March 2000. The film is about what most of us ignore to see, or ignore to show in Turkey. It has a documentary aspect, the amateur actors and the real location shots increases the honesty and realism in the film.

    Without sloganized dialogues or manipulatng plot it is a story of a journey through Turkey's wounds...
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    • Mar 15, 2000
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Turkey
      • Netherlands
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • IFR
    • Languages
      • Turkish
      • Kurdish
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Güneşe Yolculuk
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Celluloid Dreams
      • Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
      • Medias Res Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,391
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,391
      • Feb 11, 2001
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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