Journey of Hope

Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope
	Film poster
Directed by	Xavier Koller
Written by	Feride Çiçekoğlu; Xavier Koller
Produced by	Peter-Christian Fueter; Alfi Sinniger
Starring	Necmettin Cobanoglu; Nur Sürer; Emin Sivas; Yaman Okay; Mathias Gnädinger; Dietmar Schönherr;
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi; Galip Iyitanir
Edited by	Daniel Gibel
Production; company	Beyond Films Premium Films
Distributed by	Columbus Films
Release date	August 1990 (Locarno International Film Festival);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Switzerland; Turkey
Languages	Turkish; Swiss German; Italian

Journey of Hope (German: Reise der Hoffnung; Turkish: Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of a Kurdish rural family from Turkey trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard. The film is a co-production between companies in Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

The film won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1]

^ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[Oscars1991-1] "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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