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Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkeydocumentary

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey

2016

Documentary, Self: Billy Hayes

Documentary It explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success "Midnight Express". When Billy Hayes, one of the most infamous names of his generation and on whom the picture is based, returns to Turkey thirty years after his daring escape from prison, he faces a country still haunted by the film. Turkey suffered tremendous economic and psychological damage as a result of "Midnight Express" and ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Providing an informative postscript to Parker’s explosive film"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Solidly engaging (...) What makes this making of documentary so unique is that it’s something of a corrective to the original work"
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Engaging (...) One of the thrusts of 'Midnight Return' is his attempt to come to terms with that national animosity and to make restitution as much as he can."
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The movie is at its most entertaining when detailing the making of 'Midnight Express' and the contentious personalities involved (...) The movie is not quite as successful at telling Mr. Hayes’s story."

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