“Children here don't shape their own destiny.”
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.
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Ramo
Demet Evgar
Havar
Murat Ünalmış
Mamo
Altan Erkekli
Davut
Erol Demiröz
Haydar
Cemal Toktas
Kadri
Menderes Samancılar
Cuma
Emre Kınay
Musto
Ayta Sözeri
Tuana
Buğra Gülsoy
Berat
I Saw the Sun is a drama film released in 2009. Directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, it stars Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmış. 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.
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