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I Saw the Sun

2009 · 115 min

A heavy, heartfelt chronicle of displacement that immerses you in a family's struggle with quiet dignity and sorrow.

Directed by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmış
Tagline
Children here don't shape their own destiny.
Overview
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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Directed by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmış
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • immigration
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Written by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Starring
Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmış, Altan Erkekli, Erol Demiröz, Cemal Toktas, Menderes Samancılar, Emre Kınay
Cinematography
Soykut Turan
Runtime
115 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Kurdish, Norwegian, Turkish

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