Journey of Hope
1Win1NomDirected by Xavier Koller
Synopsis
In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two. He wants to leave their seven children in the care of the eldest and his parents; his father advises him to take one son to be educated in Europe. Will anyone reach the land of promise?
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Details
- Released
- 28 September 1990
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Director
- Xavier Koller
- Writers
- Feride Çiçekoğlu, Xavier Koller
- Countries
- France, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
- Languages
- Italian, German, Turkish
- Production
- Channel Four Films, Eurimages, Condor Films, Antea Cinematografica, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), Catpics, Cinerent Filmequipment Service AG, Cineverde, Dewe Hellthaler, Département Fédéral de l'Intérieur, TSR, SRF
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Cast
Nur Sürer
Necmettin Çobanoğlu
Emin Sivas
Yaman Okay
Sebastiano Filocamo
Dietmar Schönherr
Mathias Gnädinger
Andrea Zogg- HHansjörg Schneider
Erdinç Akbaş