Journey of Hope
1990 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,349 VOTES · DIR. Xavier Koller
Overview
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 774 lines
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00:02:23 Don't make us worry, Cemal. Write soon.
00:07:06 The children here, me there?
00:08:41 Are we missing anything?
00:14:05 So you've brought your wife. Well done.
00:16:11 Do things get cheaper here?
00:18:20 Now we only have
00:22:46 He has to hold it back.
00:25:34 Are we leaving now?
00:29:58 Okay?
00:36:17 Me Switzerland.
00:38:40 Here, that's for the train.
00:42:13 Listen, your cousin Cemal
00:46:49 Just a moment.
00:50:23 I have seven.
00:52:37 For God's sake. I'm not a refugee
00:56:55 We'll divide them.
01:00:47 God is my only leader.
01:06:07 Are you serious? - Yes.
01:11:17 Did you see Haydar and my son?
01:20:43 It won't take much longer.
01:23:29 We are here!
01:27:43 Jealous?
01:34:44 He's in good hands.
01:37:59 Haydar, what made you come her?