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      Escape to Paradise

      Released Sep 26, 2001 1h 32m Drama List
      Reviews Escaping torture in Turkey, Kurdish man Sehmuz (Duzgun Ayhan) and his wife, Delal (Fidan Firat), escape with their children to Switzerland, where they apply for asylum. Aziz (Nurettin Yildiz), a friend, tells Sehmuz that his story may not impress the Swiss authorities. Aziz and Sehmuz then decide to pay a mysterious local (Walo Lüönd), known as a "storyteller," to concoct a different tale. But Aziz goes before the authorities first, and things look grim for the family after he's denied asylum. Read More Read Less
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      Synopsis Escaping torture in Turkey, Kurdish man Sehmuz (Duzgun Ayhan) and his wife, Delal (Fidan Firat), escape with their children to Switzerland, where they apply for asylum. Aziz (Nurettin Yildiz), a friend, tells Sehmuz that his story may not impress the Swiss authorities. Aziz and Sehmuz then decide to pay a mysterious local (Walo Lüönd), known as a "storyteller," to concoct a different tale. But Aziz goes before the authorities first, and things look grim for the family after he's denied asylum.
      Director
      Nino Jacusso
      Screenwriter
      Daniel Leippert
      Distributor
      Primer Plano Film Group S.A., Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal
      Production Co
      Insert Film
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      German
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 26, 2001, Original
      Runtime
      1h 32m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)