Journey of Hope (1990)
- Original title
- Reise der Hoffnung
- Directed by
- Xavier Koller
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Turkey, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A poor Turkish family leaves their village to illegally immigrate to Switzerland. They face many hardships along the journey, which is based on a true story.
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What happens
Journey of Hope (German: Reise der Hoffnung; Turkish: Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of an Alevi rural family from Turkey trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard. The film is a co-production between companies in Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The film won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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