The Yellow Mercedes

Overview

The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation gurbetci/guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany to the Turkey's west border - and extensively from thereon to his village close to Ankara - capital of Turkey. He begins his journey purchasing a second hand yellow Mercedes - possibly his first car - using his meager savings working as a laborer. Offering deep insight into the mind of a manual laborer Bayram (Ilyas Salman) making his first trip back home, resorting to flashbacks in highlighting Bayram's motivation and experiences from his childhood right up to the events leading to his first departure from Turkey to Germany.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 1, 1993

Original language

Turkish

Spoken languages

German, Turkish

Countries

Switzerland, Turkey, France, Germany

Production

Man Film,Evren Film,L'European

Cast

Abdullah Özalp,Ayşe Yılmaz,Abdülhamit Danışır,Muzaffer Şahin,Alexander Gittinger,Duygu Sönmez,Uyum Varol,Ferdi Akarnur,Dietmar Waldenhofer,Hüseyin Kanlıand 15 more

Director

Tunç Okan

Writer

Adalet Ağaoğlu,Tunç Okan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0200637