When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
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| Tarik Akan | ... |
Seyit Ali
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| Serif Sezer | ... |
Zine
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Halil Ergün | ... |
Mehmet Salih
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| Meral Orhonsay | ... |
Emine
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Güven Sengil | ... |
Süleyman
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| Necmettin Çobanoglu | ... |
Ömer
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Semra Uçar | ... |
Gülbahar
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Güngör Bayrak | ... |
Nazife
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Hikmet Çelik | ... |
Mevlüt
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Sevda Aktolga | ... |
Meral
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Tuncay Akça | ... |
Yusuf
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Hale Akinli | ... |
Seyran
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Turgut Savas | ... |
Zafer
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| Hikmet Tasdemir | ... |
Sevket
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Engin Çelik | ... |
Mirza
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Osman Bardakçi | ... |
Berber Elim
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Enver Güney | ... |
Cinde
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Erdogan Seren | ... |
Abdullah
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Hasan Yildiz | ... |
Gardiyan
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Directed by
| Serif Gören | ||
| Yilmaz Güney | ||
Written by
| Yilmaz Güney | ... | () |
Produced by
| Yilmaz Güney | ... | producer |
| Edi Hubschmid | ... | producer |
| Donat Keusch | ... | distribution producer / producer (uncredited) / producer |
| Kerim Puldi | ... | producer (as K.L. Puldi) |
| Eliane Stutterheim | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sebastian Argol | ||
| Zülfü Livaneli | ||
Cinematography by
| Erdogan Engin | ||
Editing by
| Peter R. Adam | ||
| Hélène Arnal | ||
| Tobias Frühmorgen | ||
| Yilmaz Güney | ||
| Elisabeth Waelchli | ||
Editorial Department
| Serge Guillemin | ... | assistant editor |
| Markus Kappelmeier | ... | picture restoration |
| Laura Montoya | ... | assistant editor |
| Ruedi Schick | ... | picture restoration |
| Daniel Stübner | ... | colorist (as Daniel Stuebner) |
Production Management
| Canan Gerede | ... | production manager |
| Yilmaz Güney | ... | production manager |
| Kerim Puldi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Turgay Aksoy | ... | assistant director |
| Gunes Hicdurmaz | ... | second assistant director |
| Muzaffer Hiçdurmaz | ... | assistant director |
| Ali Kivircik | ... | assistant director |
| Ahmet Soner | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Laurent Barbey | ... | sound assistant |
| Gérard Cohen | ... | sound |
| Patrick Joulin | ... | sound assistant |
| Loïs Koenigswerther | ... | sound |
| Dr. Marine | ... | foley artist |
| Charles Nobel | ... | sound assistant |
| Ismail Sahin | ... | dubbing director |
| Detlef A. Schitto | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dominik Schleier | ... | sound |
| André Simmen | ... | sound assistant |
| Gérard Tilly | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bruno Hubschmid | ... | still photographer |
| Ali Seker | ... | assistant camera |
| Yilmaz Serif | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Zülfü Livaneli | ... | composer: theme music |
Additional Crew
| Marie-Christine Malbert | ... | press agent |
Thanks
| Ahmet Boyacioglu | ... | thanks |
| Canan Gerede | ... | thanks |
| Martin Hellstern | ... | very special thanks |
| Trudi Lutz | ... | thanks |
| Marie-Christine Malbert | ... | thanks |
| Elif Güney Pütün | ... | thanks |
| Gabriele Sindler | ... | thanks |
| Eliane Stutterheim | ... | thanks |
| Elisabeth Waelchli | ... | grateful acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cactus Film (1982) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1982) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fugitive Cinema Holland (1982) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- NEF-MK2 (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- Pandora Film Verleih (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1982) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Triumph Films (1982) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Turkish Film Channel (1982) (United States) (video) (video on demand)
- T&O Film (1982) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Özen Film (1999) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Animatógrafo (1982) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- France Eigasha (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical) (35mm & 16mm)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1997) (Japan) (tv)
- Poletel (Brazil) (video)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm (1982) (Sweden) (video)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm (1994) (Sweden) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Imaj (post-production) (1999 restoration)
- Limbo Film AG (special thanks)
- Sinefekt (laboratory) (1999 restoration)
- Studio Marcadet (sound editing)
- Teletitres (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Michael Brooke |
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| Taglines | The story of three families' search for freedom. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Yilmaz Güney was in prison when the film was made. He wrote a detailed screenplay and acted out some scenes in his jail cell and Serif Gören directed the film according to his strict instructions. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Movies to Change the World (2011). See more » |
| Quotes |
Zafer:
If a patient expects help from his physician, he has to be open and honest. To give false info, would be misleading him. See more » |