Journey to the Sun
1999
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.
Director:
Yesim Ustaoglu
Writers:
Yesim Ustaoglu
Awards:
20 wins & 10 nominations
Production:
Celluloid Dreams
Country:
Turkey, Netherlands, Germany
