The Herd (1978)
Sürü
117 min
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.
- Release date
- March 30, 1979
- Country of origin
- Türkiye
Where to watch
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Cast
- Tarık Akan as Sivan
- Tuncel Kurtiz as Hamo
- Levent Inanir as Sülo
- Yaman Okay as Abuzer
- Erol Demiröz as Neçirvan
- Şener Kökkaya as Çerçi
- Savas Yurttas as Siddik
- Gülten Kaya
- Güler Ökten as Sıddık'ın eşi
- Kamran Usluer as Tuncel Kurtiz (voice)
- Mustafa Alabora as Levent İnanır (voice)
- Melike Demirag as Berivan
- Suayip Adlig
- Zeliha Bekan
- Cevahir Civelek
- Göktürk Demirezen
Crew
- Zeki Ökten · Director
- Yılmaz Güney · Writer
- Yılmaz Güney · Producer
- Zülfü Livaneli · Composer
- Izzet Akay · Cinematographer
- Özdemir Aritan · Editor