Journey to the Sun

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Journey to the Sun

Released Feb 9, 2001

1h 44m

Drama

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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.

Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2001

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Elvis Mitchell

New York Times

Rated: 4/5

Apr 20, 2001

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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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

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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

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Yesim Ustaoglu

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Mehmet

Nazmi Kirik

Berzan

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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