Journey to the Sun 1999
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Journey to the Sun
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. Upon his release a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.
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. Upon his release a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.
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... Berzan
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Newroz Baz... Mehmet
... Arzu
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Ara Güler... Süleyman Bey
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Lucia Marano... Sexy girl
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Release Date:
Feb 16, 1999 (Germany,Netherlands,Turkey)
Run Time:
1hr 44`
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Original Language:
Turkish
Production Countries:
Germany,Netherlands,Turkey
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Released
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Journey to the Sun - Journey to the Sun
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... Berzan
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Newroz Baz... Mehmet
... Arzu
AG
Ara Güler... Süleyman Bey
LM
Lucia Marano... Sexy girl
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