The Yellow Mercedes (1992)

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Country: France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Release: 1993-03-05
Director: Tunç Okan
Writers: Tunç Okan , Adalet Agaoglu
Language: Turkish | German
Stars: Ilyas Salman , Valérie Lemoine , Micky Sébastian , Alexander Gittinger , Savas Yurttas , Saadet Gürses , Menderes Samancilar , Serra Yilmaz , Filiz Küçüktepe , Tuncay Akça
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 8 wins & 4 nominations
AKA: Mercedes mon Amour (Germany) , The Yellow Mercedes , Sarı Mercedes - Fikrimin İnce Gülü (Turkey) , The Yellow Mercedes (United Kingdom) , Sari Mercedes , The Yellow Mercedes (United States of America) , Mercedes mon amour (France, French Republic)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0200637