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The Yellow Mercedes

76 %|Mar 1, 1993|Comedy, Action, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Tunç Okan
Director
Adalet Ağaoğlu
Novel
Tunç Okan
Screenplay

Cast

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Micky Sébastian
Vapurdaki Sarışın
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Alexander Gittinger
Minibüs Sürücüsü
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Serra Yılmaz
Pasaport Memuru
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Filiz Küçüktepe
Veli'nin Karısı
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Ömer Başaran
Genç Bayram
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Abdullah Özalp
Çocuk Bayram
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Duygu Sönmez
Genç Kezban
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Uyum Varol
Çocuk Kezban
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Ayşe Yılmaz
Veli'nin Kizi
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Serkan Uzun
Veli'nin Oglu
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Fuat Özel
Komiser
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Dietmar Waldenhofer
Alman Satıcı
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Ferdi Akarnur
İstasyondaki Adam
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Cevat Demirbaş
Otobüs Şoförü