Reise Der Hoffnung
In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two. He wants to leave their seven children in the care of the eldest and his parents; his father advises him to take one son to be educated in Europe, as economic insurance. The three set off for Istanbul, Milan, and Switzerland, stowing away on a ship. At Lake Como, they pay the rest of their money to unprincipled men who abandon them at an Alpine pass before a blizzard. Father and son are separated from Meryem. Will anyone reach the land of promise?
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Necmettin Çobanoglu | Haydar Sener |
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Nur Sürer | Meryem |
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Emin Sivas | Mehmet Ali |
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Erdinc Akbas | Adama |
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Yaman Okay | Türkmen |
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Yasar Güner | Haci Baba |
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Hseyin Mete | Selçuk |
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Yaman Tarcan | Ilyas |
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Selahattin Firat | Grandfather |
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Meryem Caki | Grandmother |
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Mustafa | Children |
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Mehmet | Children |
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Fatma | Children |
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Sükran | Children |
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Zeynep | Children |
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Elif | Children |
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Mayor Abbas Manis | Villager |
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Yasar Kutbay | Yasar |
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Kutay Köktürk | Seref |
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Mehmet Sugan | Musician at Semeh |
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Ali Demirbas | Ekrem Kavur |
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Hasan Dündar | Güldüz |
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Sevim Metin | Ayse Gümüs |
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Saadet Türköz | Mercan Kavur |
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Semiha Dicleli | Zeynep |
| Director | Xavier Koller |
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| Writer | Xavier Koller, Feride Çiçekoglu | |
| Producer | Vittorio Barino, Peter-Christian Fueter, Sonja Gutmann, Bernd Helthaler, Lutz Kleinselbeck, Enzo Porcelli, David Rose, Alfi Sinniger, Mehmet Talug, Sabina Wolter | |
| Musician | Arild Andersen, Manfred Eicher, Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal | |
| Photography | Elemer Ragalyi | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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