Journey to the Sun (5.8)

Movie · 1999 · 1 h 49 min · Drama

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from 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, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd.

Directed by: Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Starring Nazmi Kırık, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Güler, Lucia Marano

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