The Yellow Mercedes
1993·Turkey·90 min.
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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.
DirectorTunç Okan
MusicVladimir Cosma
CastIlyas Salman·Valérie Lemoine·Micky Sébastian·Alexander Gittinger·Savas Yurttas·Menderes Samancilar·Serra Yilmaz·Tuncay Akça·Mustafa Suphi Baltaci·Hikmet Karagöz·Ferdi Akarnur
Original titleMercedes mon amour