

The Yellow Mercedes
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
German
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Studio
Man Film
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Key Crew

Tunç Okan
Director

Tunç Okan
Screenplay
Cast

İlyas Salman
Bayram
Valérie Lemoine
Kezban

Micky Sébastian
Vapurdaki Sarışın

Alexander Gittinger
Minibüs Sürücüsü

Savaş Yurttaş
Veli

Saadet Gürses
Solmaz

Menderes Samancılar
İbrahim

Serra Yılmaz
Pasaport Memuru
Filiz Küçüktepe
Veli'nin Karısı

Tuncay Akça
Kahya

Mustafa Suphi Baltacı
Oto Ustası

Hikmet Karagöz
Garson
Ömer Başaran
Genç Bayram
Abdullah Özalp
Çocuk Bayram
Duygu Sönmez
Genç Kezban
Uyum Varol
Çocuk Kezban

Ayşe Yılmaz
Veli'nin Kizi
Serkan Uzun
Veli'nin Oglu
Abdülhamit Danışır
Rüstem Amca
Hüseyin Kanlı
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