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Journey to the Sun

Play trailer Poster for Journey to the Sun Released Feb 9, 2001 1h 44m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Rated: 4/5 May 18, 2001 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times Rated: 4/5 Apr 20, 2001 Full Review Susan Sontag Artforum An important, unaffected film that takes you somewhere you don’t know... and makes you feel and think -- and care. May 2, 2024 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A vivid parable about the plight of persecuted minorities in large cities around the world. Apr 6, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Petros T "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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Istinai Filmler Ve Reklamas Ltd., The Film Company, Medias Res
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