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The Yellow Mercedes

The Yellow Mercedes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 1993

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy, Action, Drama

User Score

76%

Original Title

Sarı Mercedes

Production Companies

Man Film, Evren Film, L'European

Director

Tunç Okan

Description

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.