I Saw the Sun (2009)
Günesi Gördüm
Children here don't shape their own destiny.
114 min
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.
- Release date
- April 16, 2009
- Country of origin
- Türkiye
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $12,812,281
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Trailer
Cast
- Mahsun Kirmizigül as Ramo
- Demet Evgâr as Havar
- Murat Ünalmis as Mamo
- Altan Erkekli as Davut
- Erol Demiröz as Haydar
- Cemal Toktas as Kadri
- Menderes Samancilar as Cuma
- Emre Kinay as Musto
- Ayta Sözeri as Tuana
- Bugra Gülsoy as Berat
- Ali Tutal as Kerim
- Yildiz Kültür as Pakize
- Sarp Apak as Ahmet
- Ali Sürmeli as Nedim
- Cezmi Baskın as Bünyamin
- Şerif Sezer as Gülistan
- Itır Esen as Doktor
- Zafer Ergin as Albay
- Nurseli Idiz as Müdire Hülya Hanım
- Yigit Özsener as Yüzbaşı Caner
- Seyhan Arman as Fifi
- Deniz Oral as Tansu
- Hande Subasi as Zehra
- Alper Kul as Serhat
- Cihat Tamer as Hakim
- Erol Günaydın as Samet
- Macit Sonkan as İsa
Crew
- Mahsun Kirmizigül · Director
- Mahsun Kirmizigül · Writer
- Murat Tokat · Producer
- Tevfik Akbasli · Composer
- Yildiray Gürgen · Composer
- Mahsun Kirmizigül · Composer
- Soykut Turan · Cinematographer
- Hamdi Deniz · Editor
- Nevra Genelioglu · Casting director