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1999
1h 44m
7.0IMDb
72Metascore

Drama

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What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director: Yesim Ustaoglu
Writer: Yesim Ustaoglu
Starring: Nazmi Kirik, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan

Details

Release date: Feb 9, 2001
Language: Turkish, Kurdish, Dutch
Country: Turkey, Netherlands, Germany
Box office: $4,391
Awards: 20 wins & 10 nominations