
Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
Documentary
Overview
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.
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Barış Atay
Barış Atay
Yılmaz Güney (Reenactment)
Barış Atay
Yılmaz Güney (Reenactment)


Funda Eryiğit
Funda Eryiğit
Narrator
Funda Eryiğit
Narrator
Ali Berktay
Ali Berktay
Self
Ali Berktay
Self
İsmail Yıldırım
İsmail Yıldırım
Self
İsmail Yıldırım
Self


Marin Karmitz
Marin Karmitz
Self
Marin Karmitz
Self
Donat Keusch
Donat Keusch
Self
Donat Keusch
Self


Patrick Blossier
Patrick Blossier
Self
Patrick Blossier
Self
Ayşe Emel Mesçi
Ayşe Emel Mesçi
Self
Ayşe Emel Mesçi
Self
François Kotlarski
François Kotlarski
Self
François Kotlarski
Self
Jean Marc Lebeaupin
Jean Marc Lebeaupin
Self
Jean Marc Lebeaupin
Self
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