I Saw the Sun (2009)

  • NR
  • 03/13/2009 (TR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 55m

Children here don't shape their own destiny.

Overview

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Director, Writer

Cast

Mahsun Kırmızıgül's headshot

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Ramo
Demet Evgar's headshot

Demet Evgar

Havar
Murat Ünalmış's headshot

Murat Ünalmış

Mamo
Altan Erkekli's headshot

Altan Erkekli

Davut
Erol Demiröz's headshot

Erol Demiröz

Haydar
Cemal Toktas's headshot

Cemal Toktas

Kadri
Menderes Samancılar's headshot

Menderes Samancılar

Cuma
Emre Kınay's headshot

Emre Kınay

Musto

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