I Saw the Sun

“Children here don't shape their own destiny.”

6.4

2009

1h 55m

Drama

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.

Key Crew

Director

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Producers

Murat Tokat

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Writers

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Cinematography

Soykut Turan

Cast (45)

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Ramo

Demet Evgar

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