Plot
"Umut" is the story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man, played by Güney, begins a slow slide into despair. On the advice of a local holy man, and fuelled by an indefatigable optimism, he sets out into the desert in quest of a mythical lost treasure, slipping further and further into that final, ineluctable moment where hope itself becomes the last terrible delusion.
Written by
Yilmaz Güney
Directed by
Yilmaz Güney
Crew
Production Countries
Turkey
Production Companies
Güney Film
Languages
Türkçe
Awards
4 wins
Scores
# of Votes
4,640
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA