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Feature film · 2009 · 120 min
I Saw the Sun
Güneşi Gördüm
The story of a Kurdish family forced out of their village in south-eastern Turkey by the conflict there. Written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, the film came out in 2009, was one of that year’s highest-grossing Turkish films and was Turkey’s submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Credits
- Director
- Mahsun Kırmızıgül
- Writers
- Mahsun Kırmızıgül
- Cast
- Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgâr, Altan Erkekli, Seyhan Arman, Buğra Gülsoy
- Country
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Themes
- Family · Migration and diaspora · Borders and war
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