Journey of Hope (1990)
1h 50m
Running Time
September 28, 1990Release Date
Journey of Hope (1990)
1h 50m
Running Time
September 28, 1990Release Date
Plot.
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, as economic insurance. The three set off for Istanbul, Milan, and Switzerland, stowing away on a ship. At Lake Como, they pay the rest of their money to unprincipled men who abandon them at an Alpine pass before a blizzard. Father and son are separated from Meryem. Will anyone reach the land of promise?
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Cast & Crew.
Necmettin Çobanoğlu
Haydar Sener
Nur Sürer
Meryem
Yaman Okay
Türkmen
Emin Sivas
Mehmet Ali
Sebastiano Filocamo
Aldo
Xavier Koller
Director
Dietmar Schönherr
Massimo
Mathias Gnädinger
Truckdriver Ramser
Feride Çiçekoglu
Writer
Feride Çiçekoğlu
Writer
Peter-Christian Fueter
Producer
Andrea Zogg
Christen
Alfi Sinniger
Producer
Hansjörg Schneider
Tännler
Erdinç Akbaş
Adama
Arild Andersen
Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 28, 1990
Original NameReise der Hoffnung
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Filming LocationsTurkey
Genres
Wiki.
Journey of Hope (German: Reise der Hoffnung; Turkish: Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of a Kurdish rural family from Turkey trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard. The film is a co-production between companies in Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The film won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.