Yol

Mon Mar 28, 2011

20:00

Location

Pallas
Rigainis and Arsinois
Paphos Gate, Old Nicosia
Nicosia, Nicosia

Description

Organised by the “Cyprus Movie Case” with the support of the Nicosia Municipality. Within the framework of the Green Line Festival.

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world outside.
Seyit Ali finds that his wife has cheated on him, but when her family insists on an honor killing, he cannot make himself kill her. Mehmet Salih was arrested after trying to pull of a heist with his brother-in-law, whom he abandoned as he was being shot by the police. His in laws want nothing to do with him, and he is forced to finally tell his wife Emine the truth. Omar returns to his village to find that it has been caught up in Turkey's civil war, and is in ruins. They all must deal with how their worlds have changed since being behind bars.
The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Serif Gören, who strictly followed Güney's instructions, as Güney was in prison at the time.

Cast:
Tarik Akan (Seyit Ali)
Serif Sezer (Ziné)
Halil Ergun (Mehmet Salih)
Meral Orhonsay (Emine)

Director: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney
Writer: Yilmaz Güney
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: Turkish, Kurdish
Production Year: 1982

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