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I Saw the Sun poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.7 / 100
2009·Drama·2h

I SAW THE SUN

“Children here don't shape their own destiny.”

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.

Above the Line
Mahsun Kirmizigül·DirectorMahsun Kırmızıgül·WriterSoykut Turan·Director of PhotographyHamdi Deniz·Editor
Cast
Mahsun Kırmızıgül·RamoDemet Evgar·HavarMurat Ünalmış·MamoAltan Erkekli·DavutErol Demiröz·HaydarCemal Toktas·KadriMenderes Samancılar·CumaEmre Kınay·MustoAyta Sözeri·TuanaBuğra Gülsoy·Berat
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 1
Mahsun Kırmızıgül·Director
Writing· 1
Mahsun Kırmızıgül·Writer
Camera· 1
Soykut Turan·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Hamdi Deniz·EditorBurcu Doğanay·Color Timer
Art & Design· 3
Veli Kahraman·Art DirectionFunda Buyuktunalioglu·Costume DesignOsman Özcan·Set Decoration
Production· 8
Murat Tokat·ProducerCeren Aslan·Executive ProducerMenderes Demir·Executive ProducerMahsun Kırmızıgül·ProducerVidar Trellevik·Line ProducerNevra Genelioğlu·CastingAsli Çökük·Production ManagerPeter Kimay·Production Manager
By the Numbers
72.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$13M
ROI 156%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#F29F05
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Mood
Dramatic, Hopeful
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a group of people at the top, silhouetted against a fiery orange sky. Below them, a silhouette of a man holds a child up towards a bri”

drama
Key Elements
SunHelicoptersChild
Atmosphere
Warm, Intense
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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