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The story of a Turkish Alevi family trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard.The story of a Turkish Alevi family trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard.The story of a Turkish Alevi family trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
Yasar Güner
- Haci Baba
- (as Yasar Gner)
Abbas Manis
- Villager
- (as Mayor Abbas Manis)
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As in Argentina, France, Italy, Spain and United States, among other, they suffer of the illegal immigration. This movie transports us toward Switzerland, country recognized by its neutrality and hospitality toward the rest of the world. The main characters are a family of Turks that they yearn to be able to go to the earth of their dreams: Switzerland, to feel well, since Turkey is not very economically and labor. All clever one so that Haydar and their wife can carry out their dream, carried out passports, passages... but they will have a complication, they will take to one of their children: Mehmet Ali. Of a supposition trip of pleasure toward the "earth of their dream" will go by unexpected situations, as to travel in an export craft or to try to enter to Switzerland in hidden truck, since Mehmet Ali doesn't possess neither passage neither passport. They will be in the same situation that other immigrants that want to enter there; they will go by the Alps, a beautiful place but at the same time cold and where they will happen totally unexpected situations. Xavier Koller obtains with "Journey of Hope" an astonishing realization that makes us see that each one has the dream of being able to go to the place that offers them peace, but that they will also go by unexpected moments, with an end that could be unexpected for the spectator. Deserved of the Oscar like Best Foreign Language Film 1990/1991. My opinion: Wonderful, Human, One of the Best Foreign Film Oscar winner. Don't get lost it.
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Did you know
- TriviaSwitzerland's official submission to the 1991's Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film category.
- Quotes
[To the Swiss truck driver]
Haydar Sener: I would have liked to become your friend.
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- Подорож надії
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $261,718
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,489
- Apr 28, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $261,718
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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