Journey of Hope (1990)
Reise der Hoffnung
105 min
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. Will anyone reach the land of promise?
- Release date
- April 4, 1991
- Country of origin
- Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom
- Music
- Arild Andersen, Manfred Eicher, Jan Garbarek
Where to watch
Free with ads
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Cast
- Nur Sürer as Meryem
- Necmettin Çobanoglu as Haydar Sener
- Emin Sivas as Mehmet Ali
- Yaman Okay as Türkmen
- Sebastiano Filocamo as Aldo
- Dietmar Schönherr as Massimo
- Mathias Gnädinger as Truckdriver Ramser
- Andrea Zogg as Christen
- Yaşar Güner as Haci Baba
- Erdinç Akbas as Adama
- Hüseyin Mete as Selçuk
- Yaman Tarcan as Ilyas
- Selahattin Firat as Grandfather
- Meryem Çaki as Grandmother
Crew
- Xavier Koller · Director
- Xavier Koller · Writer
- Feride Çiçekoglu · Writer
- Peter-Christian Fueter · Producer
- Alfi Sinniger · Producer
- Arild Andersen · Composer
- Manfred Eicher · Composer
- Jan Garbarek · Composer
- Terje Rypdal · Composer
- Elemér Ragályi · Cinematographer
- Daniel Gibel · Editor
- Galip Iyitanir · Editor