Yol

"The story of three families' search for freedom."

Feb 12 1999 PG 1h 54m
Drama

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

Plot

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world outside.

Written by

Yilmaz Güney

Directed by

Serif Gören

Cast

Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün

Crew

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Production Countries

Turkey, Switzerland, France

Production Companies

SRF, Antenne 2, Güney Film, Cactus Films

Languages

Türkçe

Awards

7 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Yilmaz Güney's YOL - The Full Version [official trailer]
Scores
# of Votes
14,939
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA