Journey to the Sun (Güneşe Yolculuk) 25 years old

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten. Upon his release a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.

Credits

Journey to the Sun Cast

Name	Character
Nazmî Kirik	as Berzan
Ara Güler He was 70, 90 years old when he died	as Süleyman Bey

Journey to the Sun Crew

Name	Department
Yeşim Ustaoğlu as Director. She was 38 (now 63) years old	Directing
Yeşim Ustaoğlu as Writer. She was 38 (now 63) years old	Writing