Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney (2016)
Having spent ten years of his life in prisons, Güney escaped from Isparta Semi-Open Prison in 1981 and went to Paris, where he would spend the last years of his life. The recognition Güney received as a filmmaker in France brought him the Palme D'or at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Road." The documentary builds a bridge between France and Turkey through Yılmaz Güney, tracing his footsteps in Paris, the filming process of "The Wall," the lives he influenced through his political struggle and cinema, and the stories of those who were forced to leave their country after September 12th, who came to France as immigrants, his friends and colleagues, and the life stories of exiled people whose paths somehow intersected with his during this journey.
Director: İlker Savaşkurt
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Barış Atay as Yılmaz Güney (Reenactment) |
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Funda Eryiğit as Narrator |
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Ali Berktay as Self |
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İsmail Yıldırım as Self |
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Marin Karmitz as Self |
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Donat Keusch as Self |
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Patrick Blossier as Self |
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Ayşe Emel Mesçi as Self |
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François Kotlarski as Self |
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Jean Marc Lebeaupin as Self |
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Marie-Hélène Quinton as Self |
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Jean-Pierre Colin as Self |
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Sema Kuray as Self |
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Betty Nocella as Self |
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Yılmaz Güney as Self (archive footage) |
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Zirek as Self |
| Writing | Paul Hallam | Writer |
| Writing | Mehmet Kala | Writer |
| Production | Abbas Nokhasteh | Producer |
| Sound | Uğur Ateş | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | İlker Savaşkurt | Cinematography |
| Editing | İlker Savaşkurt | Editor |
| Sound | Meriç Erseçgen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Burak Erseçgen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | İlker Savaşkurt | Director |