
Journey to the Sun
6.0/101h 44m1999

Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
The Film Company
Medias Res Filmproduktion
Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
Additional Information
Original Title:Güneşe Yolculuk
Original Language:Dutch
Status:Released