Journey to the Sun
1999 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,913 VOTES · DIR. Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Overview
Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten. Upon his release a week later, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd, losing his apartment, his job, and eventually his girl friend, Arzu. When a Kurdish friend, Berzan is killed in a street protest triggered by a hunger strike, Mehmet takes a trek to return the body to Berzan's home village near the Iraqi border, and learns why so many Kurds are refugees.
Dialogue Timeline — 684 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:11 JOURNEY TO THE SUN
00:06:12 They'd look nice on you too.
00:09:47 So you're from Tire?
00:11:40 No, they didn't hold us for long.
00:13:26 You've never heard of the place.
00:15:19 Hmm, a laundry.
00:16:48 You'll work 2 hours for leaving early
00:19:07 - Want some? - No, thanks.
00:22:38 But no luck this time. Where did you get this gun?
00:25:16 Here you go.
00:28:34 - "Uncles"? - I mean the police.
00:35:48 What's wrong?
00:38:58 Give it to me. You can pick it up later.
00:41:55 No agreement has been reached between
00:47:27 Nobody believes I am from Tire.
00:52:55 Why can't you?
00:55:03 The Chief gives us a hard time.
00:58:19 I want to tell you something.
01:02:59 You should be careful and use a condom.
01:07:00 time for the news.
01:09:58 - What's going on? - It's nothing, Officer.
01:23:00 - God made me this way. - He made me this way, too.
01:29:31 There's a coffin!
01:41:08 ...four, five, six...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed684
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line01:41:08
Production Record
DirectorYeşim Ustaoğlu
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes1,913