by Jason Ankeny
synopsis
Xavier Koller's fact-based drama chronicles the hardships suffered by a family of Turkish farmers who sell all of their worldly possessions in order to fund an escape to the greener pastures of Switzerland. En route, they fall prey to a group of smugglers, who direct them to access Switzerland via an illegal and dangerous mountain pass.
characteristics
keywords
survivor
smuggling
struggle
totalitarianism
mountains
family
escape
freedom
immigrant
journey

