Away from Home (2001)
1h 50m
Running Time
April 26, 2001Release Date
Plot.
After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise enough money to live in Manhattan and to break all roots to Turkey, leaving his girlfriend behind. When Selim's aged grand uncle, Nasuhi returns from Russia after 58 years he asks Selim to visit with him the olive grove of his youth. Before they depart, Nasuhi finds a beaten Russian girl, Olga who was robbed when she tried to sell herself to raise money to continue her own search for her sea faring father.
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Details.
Release DateApril 26, 2001
Original NameHerkes Kendi Evinde
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Wiki.
Away from Home (Turkish:Herkes Kendi Evinde) is a 2001 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. The film won 6 awards including at the Ankara International Film Festival and Istanbul International Film Festival.