The Road

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The Road

"The story of three families' search for freedom."

1982

1h 50m

7.3(122 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

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20 members

Acting

Tarık Akan

Seyit Ali

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Şerif Sezer

Zînê

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Halil Ergün

Mehmet Salih

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Meral Orhonsay

Emine

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Necmettin Çobanoğlu

Ömer

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Hikmet Çelik

Mevlüt

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Tuncay Akça

Yusuf

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Sevda Aktolga

Meral

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Güven Şengil

Süleyman

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Hale Akınlı

Seyran

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Turgut Savaş

Zafer

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Hikmet Taşdemir

Sevket

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Engin Çelik

Mirza

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Osman Bardakçi

Berber Elim

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Enver Güney

Cindé

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Erdoğan Seren

Abdullah

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Güngör Bayrak

Nazife

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Hasan Yıldız

Gardiyan

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Semra Uçar

Gülbahar

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Erdal Özyağcılar

Tarık Akan (voice)

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