Journey to the Sun(1999)

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village 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 a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.

Genre: Drama

Director: Yesim Ustaoglu

Actors: Nazmi Kirik, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Güler, Nigar Aktas, Hilmi Erdem, Lucia Marano

Release date: 1999-02-16

Country of origin: Türkiye, Germany, Netherlands

Length: 1h 44m

Ratings:

• 7.0/10
• 72/100