Journey of Hope ( Reise der Hoffnung ) ( Umud'a yolculuk )

Journey of Hope (DVD) (*)

$32.99

Original Title: Reise der Hoffnung
Alternate Title: Umud'a yolculuk
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Turkish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )
Turkey ( Africa, Middle East )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Xavier Koller

Written By:
Feride Çiçekoglu
Xavier Koller

Actors:
Andrea Zogg ..... Christen
Dietmar Schönherr ..... Massimo
Emin Sivas ..... Mehmet Ali
Erdal Merdan ..... Aldemir
Erdinc Akbas ..... Adama
Herbert Leiser ..... Schweizer
Joseph Scheidegger ..... Doctor
Mathias Gnädinger ..... Truckdriver Ramser
Necmettin Çobanoglu ..... Haydar Sener
Nur Sürer ..... Meryem
Yaman Okay ..... Turkmen

Synopsis:

***WARNING***Mixed language audio with German, English, French, Spanish & Portuguese subtitles***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?

Xavier Koller's fact-based drama chronicles the hardships suffered by a family of Turkish farmers who sell all of their worldly possessions in order to fund an escape to the greener pastures of Switzerland. En route, they fall prey to a group of smugglers, who direct them to access Switzerland via an illegal and dangerous mountain pass.

The story of a Turkish poor family who tries to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 17 June, 2008.

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