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The Herd

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Original title

Sürü (The Herd)

Year

1979

Running time

125 min.

Country

Turkey

Director

Zeki Ökten

Screenwriter

Yilmaz Güney

Cast

Music

Zülfü Livaneli

Cinematography

Izzet Akay

Producer

Güney Film

Genre

Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)

Synopsis

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family 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 wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.

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Awards: 1979: Locarno Film Festival: Best Film

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