I Saw the Sun (2009)

Original title

Güneşi Gördüm

Directed by

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 98 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Kurdish family flees their village in southeastern Turkey due to the conflict. The story follows their struggles and displacement as they seek safety.

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What happens

I Saw the Sun (Turkish: Güneşi Gördüm) is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on 13 March 2009 (2009-03-13), was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting its re-release on 18 September 2009 (2009-09-18). The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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