Reise der Hoffnung

Journey Of Hope
Voyage vers l'espoir

Switzerland / Italy / Germany, August 1990
FILM, Fiction, 100 min.

Save as Favorite
directed by
Xavier Koller
Written by
Xavier Koller
Status
In distribution

The story of a Turkish couple, who start their “Journey of Hope” from a small village in South-East Turkey to Switzerland in order to escape poverty. They are taking their son, who is the brightest of their eight children. From Izmir they travel to Genoa with a freighter. In Italy they are taken by smugglers to the Alps and sent on towards Switzerland, despite the snow and the cold. Father and son are separated from Meryem. Will anyone reach the land of promise?

credits

World Premiere
August 1990
Original Version
Italian, Swiss-German, Turkish,  colour, 35mm, 100 min.
ISAN
0000-0000-6391-0000-Y-0000-0000-9
Production
Catpics, Condor Films AG, Antea s.c.r.l., Dewe Hellthaler International
Producer
Alfi Sinniger, Peter-Christian Fueter
directed by
Xavier Koller
Written by
Xavier Koller
Editing
Daniel Gibel
Location Sound Mix
Pavol Jan Jasovsky

Cast

Mathias Gnädinger
Nur Sürer
Andrea Zogg

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Catpics

Awards

(a selection)

Festivals

(a selection)