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Directed by | Xavier Koller |
Written by | Feride Çiçekoğlu Xavier Koller |
Produced by | Peter-Christian Fueter Alfi Sinniger |
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Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi Galip Iyitanir |
Edited by | Daniel Gibel |
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Distributed by | Columbus Films |
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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]