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Journey to the Sun

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"Journey To The Sun" is a story of friendship, courage and a politically naive man's transformation into someone too painfully aware of the social realities of contemporary Turkey. Two young man from different regions of Turkey - Mehmet from the West, Berzan from the East - are bonded together in their struggle to survive as lower-class citizens in Istanbul.

Critics Reviews

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Susan Sontag Artforum 05/02/2024
An important, unaffected film that takes you somewhere you don’t know... and makes you feel and think -- and care. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 04/06/2001
A vivid parable about the plight of persecuted minorities in large cities around the world. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Petros T @PetrosTserpelis 08/28/2023 "Güneşe Yolculuk" is a captivating and touching film with realistic acting and really nice cinematography. The story's themes, such as racism, police violence and the struggles of the working class, have a self-evident gravitas, and the fact that they are tackled in an unpretentious manner makes their impact even bigger. Yeşim Ustaoğlu's material is strong and she knows both how to let it speak for itself and how to amplify it with her shot composition instead of spoon-feeding it to the viewer. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Yesim Ustaoglu

Director

Newroz Baz

Mehmet

Nazmi Kirik

Berzan

Mizgin Kapazan

Arzu

Nigar Aktar

Actor

Iskender Bagcilar

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis "Journey To The Sun" is a story of friendship, courage and a politically naive man's transformation into someone too painfully aware of the social realities of contemporary Turkey. Two young man from different regions of Turkey - Mehmet from the West, Berzan from the East - are bonded together in their struggle to survive as lower-class citizens in Istanbul.
Director
Yesim Ustaoglu
Producer
Behrooz Hashemian
Screenwriter
Yesim Ustaoglu
Distributor
Cinema Village, Universal Pictures
Production Co
Medias Res, Istinai Filmler Ve Reklamas Ltd., The Film Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 28, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.5K
Runtime
1h 44m
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