Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
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Güneşe Yolculuk
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tr
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66%
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20 wins & 10 nominations
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| Domestic Box Office (USA): | 4 391 $ |
| Country: | Germany, Netherlands, Turkey |
| NMTW Rating: | |
| Length: | 1 h 49 min |
Description:
Mehmet, a recent migrant from Tire, finds work locating water leaks in Istanbul's underground infrastructure. A series of unfortunate misunderstandings leads to him being wrongly identified as Kurdish, imprisoned, and severely beaten. After his release, he is ostracized and permanently branded as a member of a group he is not.
| Alternative title: | Güneşe Yolculuk |
| Release year: | 1999 |
| Language: | tr |
| Awards: | 🏆 20 wins & 10 nominations |
| Director: | Yeşim Ustaoğlu |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | woman director |
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