I Saw the Sun
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I Saw the Sun

I Saw the Sun (2009)

Genres - Comedy Drama, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Drama Fiction, LGBT-Related Film  |   Release Date - Jan 1, 2009  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |  
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I Saw the Sun is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on 13 March 2009, was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting its re-release on 18 September 2009. The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Movie Info

Budget

$5,000,000

Box Office

$26,477,630

Tags

82nd Academy Awards, Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film, Gördüm, Gül

Attributes

Narrative Location: Istanbul, Norway, Southeastern Anatolia Region
Subject: disability, disease, ignorance, Kurdish issue, Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Kurds in Turkey, LGBTQ, rural flight

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Alternate Titles

Güneşi Gördüm
TR
Ho visto il sole
IT
I Saw the Sun
DK, NL, US
Ich habe die Sonne gesehen
DE
Ich sah die Sonne
DE
Widziałem słońce
PL
Я видел Солнце
RU