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True story of a Kurdish family who risk their lives in crossing the dangerous Swiss Mountains to emigrate to Switzerland. Winner of Best Foreign Film Oscar!
Original Release
08/01/1990
US Release
04/26/1991
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Necmettin Çobanoglu | Haydar Sener |
Nur Surer | Meryem |
Emin Sivas | Mehmet Ali |
Erdinç Akbas | Adama |
Yaman Okay | Türkmen |
Yasar Güner | Haci Baba |
Hüseyin Mete | Selçuk |
Yaman Tarcan | Ilyas |
Selahattin Firat | Grandfather |
Meryem Çaki | Grandmother |
Directors
Writers
Xavier Koller, Feride Çiçekoğlu
Cast
Name | Character |
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Necmettin Çobanoglu | Haydar Sener |
Nur Surer | Meryem |
Emin Sivas | Mehmet Ali |
Erdinç Akbas | Adama |
Yaman Okay | Türkmen |
Yasar Güner | Haci Baba |
Hüseyin Mete | Selçuk |
Yaman Tarcan | Ilyas |
Selahattin Firat | Grandfather |
Meryem Çaki | Grandmother |
Mustafa | Children |
Mehmet | Children |
Fatma | Children |
Sükran | Children |
Zeynep | Children |
Elif | Children |
Abbas Manis | Villager |
Yasar Kutbay | Yasar |
Kutay Köktürk | Seref |
Mehmet Sugan | Musician at Semeh |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vittorio Barino | Producer |
Peter-Christian Fueter | Producer |
Sonja Gutmann | Producer |
Bernd Helthaler | Producer |
Lutz Kleinselbeck | Producer |
Enzo Porcelli | Producer |
David Rose | Producer |
Alfi Sinniger | Producer |
Mehmet Talug | Producer |
Sabina Wolter | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1991 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |