Escape to Paradise

Overview

Sehmuz, his wife Delal and their three children have saved themselves by escaping from Turkey to Switzerland. They are temporarily lodged in the asylum centre, together with refugees from Africa and East Europe that can se the funny side of everyday life despite their scars and nightmares. However, their fates do not sound genuine enough for the asylum authorities, this is what Sehmuz’ Kurdish compatriot Aziz claims. He sends Sehmuz to a Swiss who invents a credible story substantiated by documents. Sehmuz persuades Delal to pawn the family jewels and buys a new biography, which he laboriously learns by heart with the help of his children. Yet, at the decisive interview he can no longer remember the weather in Izmir …

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 26, 2001

Original language

English

Spoken languages

German

Cast

Nurettin Yildiz,Fidan Firat,Düzgün Ayhan,Walo Lüönd

Director

Nino Jacusso

Writer

Daniel Leippert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0297107