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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?

Genres: Drama

Starring: Nur Surer, Necmettin Cobanoglu

Released: August 1, 1990

Runtime: 110.0

Popularity Rating: 0.023

Antea Cinematografica, Catpics, Channel Four Films, Cinerent Filmequipment Service AG, Cineverde, Condor Films, Departement Federal de l'Interieur, Dewe Hellthaler, Eurimages, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG), Television Suisse-Romande (TSR)

France, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Meryem Nur Surer
Haydar Sener Necmettin Cobanoglu
Mehmet Ali Emin Sivas
Turkmen Yaman Okay
Adama Erdinc Akbas
Haci Baba Yasar Guner
Aldo Sebastiano Filocamo
Massimo Dietmar Schonherr
Truckdriver Ramser Mathias Gnadinger
Christen Andrea Zogg
Tannler Hansjorg Schneider

Art — Art Direction: Kathrin Brunner
Camera — Director of Photography: Elemer Ragalyi
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Grazia Colombini
Directing — Director: Xavier Koller
Editing — Editor: Daniel Gibel
Editing — Editor: Galip Iyitanir
Production — Producer: Alfi Sinniger
Production — Producer: Peter-Christian Fueter
Sound — Foley: Andreas Schneider
Writing — Writer: Feride Cicekoglu
Writing — Writer: Xavier Koller