I Saw the Sun is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on 13 March 2009 , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting its re-release on 18 September 2009 . The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
I Saw the Sun (2009)
Directed by Mahsun Kirmizigül
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Drama Fiction, LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Jan 1, 2009 |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$5,000,000
Box Office
$26,477,630
Themes
Tags
82nd Academy Awards, Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film, Gördüm, Gül
Attributes
Narrative Location: Istanbul, Norway, Southeastern Anatolia Region
Subject: disability, disease, ignorance, Kurdish issue, Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Kurds in Turkey, LGBTQ, rural flight
Subject: disability, disease, ignorance, Kurdish issue, Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Kurds in Turkey, LGBTQ, rural flight
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Alternate Titles
Güneşi Gördüm
TR
Ho visto il sole
IT
I Saw the Sun
DK, NL, US
Ich habe die Sonne gesehen
DE
Ich sah die Sonne
DE
Widziałem słońce
PL
Я видел Солнце
RU