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The Long Way Home (2013)

The Long Way Home poster
Original title
Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915
Directed by
Alphan Eşeli
Genre
war film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows soldiers as they struggle through a harsh winter during a military campaign in 1915. It shows their physical hardship and emotional toll as they try to find their way home.

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What happens

The Long Way Home (Turkish: Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Alphan Eseli. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics' Fipresci Award, the Golden Zenith Award for Best First Fiction Feature film from the 37th Montreal World Film Festival, and the New Talent Award for Best First Feature Film from the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. Furthermore, The Long Way Home was nominated for the Sutherland Trophy at the 57th BFI London Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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