The Road

Sep 1, 1982

1h 50m

★ 7.3

The story of three families' search for freedom.

Overview

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Cactus Films

Güney Film

Antenne 2

SRF

The Road Trailers

Cast

Seyit Ali

Tarık Akan

Zînê

Şerif Sezer

Mehmet Salih

Halil Ergün

Emine

Meral Orhonsay

Ömer

Necmettin Çobanoğlu

Mevlüt

Hikmet Çelik

Yusuf

Tuncay Akça

Meral

Sevda Aktolga

Süleyman

Güven Şengil

Seyran

Hale Akınlı

Zafer

Turgut Savaş

Sevket

Hikmet Taşdemir

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