The Herd (1979)

movie

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Country: Turkey
Genres: Drama
Release: 1979-03-01
Director: Zeki Ökten
Writers: Yilmaz Güney
Language: Kurdish | Turkish
Stars: Tarik Akan , Melike Demirag , Tuncel Curtiz , Savas Yurttas , Sener Kökkaya , Suayip Adlig , Zeliha Bekan , Cevahir Civelek , Göktürk Demirezen , Erol Demiröz
Runtime: 117 min
Awards: 20 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Stado (Poland) , A nyáj (Hungary) , Sürü - O Rebanho (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Sürü (Turkey) , To kopadi (Greece) , El rebaño (Spain) , Sürü , De kudde (Belgium) , O Rebanho (Brazil) , Стадо , 群れ (Japan) , Le troupeau (France, French Republic) , Die Herde (Germany) , The Herd (United States of America) , Sürü - Die Herde (Germany) , Il gregge (Italy) , Lauma (Finland) , The Herd (United Kingdom) , The Herd (Canada) , O Rebanho (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Die Herde (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation)
Plot: Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family in eastern Turkey decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless, contaminated wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.
IMDB:tt0078355