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Release Date:
1 September 1982 (France)
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Plot:
A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave...
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 5 wins
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1 nomination
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Also Known As:
The Way (International: English title) (copyright title)
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Runtime:
114 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Trivia:
Tarik Akan, in his book of memories, tells that he is not the one who actually shoots the horse in the scene where the horse cannot continue walking and the Akan character decides to ease its death
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The artistry of this movie is astonishing in virtually every aspect of its filmmaking. What makes that all the more remarkable is that the footage was all shot by the assistant director in Turkey then taken to Switzerland for Yilmaz Güney (a brilliant writer/director who had to leave Turkey to escape persecution and imprisonment, mostly because of his empathy for the plight of the Kurdish people under Turkish rule) to edit and dub. The cinematography is colorful, rich and varied. The musical sound track is beautiful and well-integrated. The various subplots seem to echo and build on each other. Somehow, while making the grim realities of modern Turkey all too evident, this film also left me with a feeling of the indomitability of those who struggle for freedom.