Brought by the Sea (2010)

Original title

Denizden Gelen

Directed by

Nesli Çölgeçen

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 47m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-police officer accidentally kills an African immigrant. Haunted by guilt, he returns to his coastal hometown to grapple with what he has done.

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What happens

Brought by the Sea (Turkish: Denizden Gelen) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, directed by Nesli Çölgeçen, about an ex-cop who accidentally kills an African immigrant and retreats with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on April 16, 2010 (2010-04-16), has been shown at International film festivals in Istanbul, Moscow and Adana, where it won the Grand Jury "Yılmaz Güney" Best Picture prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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