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The Wall

6.8

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Original title

Duvaraka

AKA

Le mur
Duvar

Year

1983

Running time

117 min.

Country

Turkey

Director

Yilmaz Güney

Screenwriter

Yilmaz Güney

Cast

Music

Setrak Bakirel, Ozan Garip Sahin

Cinematography

Izzet Akay

Producer

Co-production Turkey-France;

MK2 Productions, TF1 Films Production, Güney Film, Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française

Genre

Drama | Prison Drama

Synopsis

Produced in France, The Wall (aka Le Mur) was the last work of Turkish writer/director/political activist Yilmaz Guney. Like most of his best works (e.g. Yol), Guney based the wall on his own unhappy personal experience in his native country. The principal characters are a group of young disenfranchised orphans, detained in a prison in Ankara. Here the children are regularly brutalized and raped by the guards. The young prisoners ultimately stage an abortive revolt against their tormentors. Cowritten by Guney and Marie-Helene Quinton, The Wall was considered a disappointment by Guney's devotees, but has since been redefined as one of the director's most powerful works. (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

Awards: 1983: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

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The Wall

1983

Yilmaz Güney

6.8

(137)