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I Saw the Sun (Turkish: Güneşi Gördüm) is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on 13 March 2009 (2009-03-13), was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting its re-release on 18 September 2009 (2009-09-18). The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Original Release
01/01/2009
US Release
01/01/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mahsun Kirmizigül | Ramo |
| Demet Evgar | Havar |
| Murat Ünalmis | Mamo |
| Cemal Toktas | Kadri |
| Erol Demiröz | Haydar |
| Altan Erkekli | Davut |
| Emre Kinay | Musto |
| Menderes Samancilar | Cuma |
| Serif Sezer | Gülistan |
| Ceyhun Fersoy | Service Elemani / Servis Elemanı |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mahsun Kirmizigül | Ramo |
| Demet Evgar | Havar |
| Murat Ünalmis | Mamo |
| Cemal Toktas | Kadri |
| Erol Demiröz | Haydar |
| Altan Erkekli | Davut |
| Emre Kinay | Musto |
| Menderes Samancilar | Cuma |
| Serif Sezer | Gülistan |
| Ceyhun Fersoy | Service Elemani / Servis Elemanı |
| Ali Sürmeli | Nedim |
| Yigit Özsener | Lieutenant Caner / Yüzbaşı Caner |
| Cansu Aktay | Delal |
| Sarp Apak | Soldier Ahmet / Ahmet |
| Zabit Arslan | Ekrem |
| Özgül Arslan | Gülistan |
| Cezmi Baskin | Bünyamin |
| Serhat Caglayan | Azad |
| Elenur Edanur Eker | |
| Zafer Ergin | Colonel / Albay |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ceren Aslan | Executive Producer |
| Menderes Demir | Executive Producer |
| Vidar Trellevik | Producer |
| Mahsun Kirmizigül | Producer |
| Murat Tokat | Producer |
