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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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