Journey of Hope
1990 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 7.1 · 78% critics
A struggling family in rural Turkey risks everything for the promise of a better life in Switzerland. As they set out on an illegal journey with one child, hope and desperation collide with harsh realities, exploitation, and the exhausting uncertainty of migration.
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Details
- Original title
- Reise der Hoffnung
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-09-28
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (36 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a serious, emotionally heavy immigration drama with a humane, realistic feel, somewhat like Through the Olive Trees; Not for you if you dislike slow, bleak journeys without much relief.
Pros: deeply moving story; striking realism; humane perspective | Cons: very sad tone; slow travel stretches; some implausible moments
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1991
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1991 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Nur Sürer
as Meryem
Necmettin Çobanoğlu
as Haydar Sener
Emin Sivas
as Mehmet Ali
Yaman Okay
as Türkmen
Sebastiano Filocamo
as Aldo
Dietmar Schönherr
as Massimo
Mathias Gnädinger
as Truckdriver Ramser
Andrea Zogg
as Christen
- HS
Hansjörg Schneider
as Tännler
Erdinç Akbaş
as Adama
Directed by Xavier Koller