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Journey of Hope (German: Reise der Hoffnung; Turkish: Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of a Turkish Alevi family trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard. The film is a co-production between companies in Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Journey of Hope
Film poster
Directed by	Xavier Koller
Written by	Feride Çiçekoğlu Xavier Koller
Produced by	Peter-Christian Fueter Alfi Sinniger
Starring	Necmettin Cobanoglu Nur Sürer Emin Sivas Yaman Okay Mathias Gnädinger Dietmar Schönherr
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi Galip Iyitanir
Edited by	Daniel Gibel
Production company	Beyond Films Premium Films
Distributed by	Miramax (US release)
Release date	August 1990 (1990-08) (Locarno International Film Festival)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Switzerland Turkey
Languages	Turkish Swiss German Italian

The film won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] The film was submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Los Angeles, USA) by the Swiss Government, resulting in the second Oscar win ever for Switzerland.

Plot

In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two. He wants to leave their seven children in the care of the eldest and his parents; his father advises him to take one son to be educated in Europe, as economic insurance. The three set off for Istanbul, Milan, and Switzerland, stowing away on a ship. At Lake Como, they pay the rest of their money to unprincipled men who abandon them at an Alpine pass before a blizzard. Father and son are separated from Meryem. Will anyone reach the land of promise?

Cast

• Necmettin Çobanoglu: Haydar Sener
• Nur Sürer: Meryem
• Emin Sivas: Mehmet Ali
• Yaman Okay: Turkmen
• Erdinc Akbas: Adama
• Mathias Gnädinger: Ramser
• Dietmar Schönherr: Massimo
• Andrea Zogg: Christen
• Erdal Merdan: Aldemir

See also

• List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Journey of Hope at IMDb
• Journey of Hope at Box Office Mojo
• Journey of Hope at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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[de] Reise der Hoffnung

Reise der Hoffnung – türkischer Titel Umuda yolculuk, Französisch Voyage vers l'espoir, Englisch Journey of Hope – ist ein schweizerisches Filmdrama von Xavier Koller aus dem Jahr 1990. Im Herbst 2016 kam sein Film in restaurierter Fassung nochmals in die Kinos.[1]

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- [en] Journey of Hope

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[es] Viaje a la esperanza

Viaje a la esperanza (en alemán, Reise der Hoffnung  ; en turco, Umuda yolculuk) es una película de drama y aventuras de 1990 dirigida por Xavier Koller. Cuenta la historia de una familia turca alevií que intenta emigrar ilegalmente a Suiza, un país que conocen sólo por una postal. La película es una coproducción entre empresas de Suiza, Turquía y el Reino Unido.

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