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The Yellow Mercedes

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.

1993 |1h 30m |  Comedy, Action, Drama

Cast

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İlyas Salman

Bayram

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Micky Sébastian

Vapurdaki Sarışın

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Alexander Gittinger

Minibüs Sürücüsü

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Savaş Yurttaş

Veli

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Saadet Gürses

Solmaz

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Menderes Samancılar

İbrahim

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Serra Yılmaz

Pasaport Memuru

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Tuncay Akça

Kahya

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Mustafa Suphi Baltacı

Oto Ustası

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Hikmet Karagöz

Garson

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Ayşe Yılmaz

Veli'nin Kizi

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Ferdi Akarnur

İstasyondaki Adam

More Details

Status

Released

Language

German, Turkish

Budget

-

Revenue

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