After losing one of his horses in an accident, an illiterate horse cab driver sets out into the desert in a quest for a mythical lost treasure.
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Yılmaz Güney
Cabbar
Also in
Law of the Border
Friend
Gülşen Alnıaçık
Fatma
Also in
Fareler Ve İnsanlar
501 Numaralı Hücre
Tuncel Kurtiz
Hasan
Known for
The Magnificent Century
Ezel
Osman Alyanak
Hüseyin Hodja, the imam
Known for
Zübük
Apdi The Gullıble
Enver Dönmez
The pickpocket
Also in
Whistle If You Come Back
Bride of the Earth
Sema Engin
Cemile
Also in
Zalim Kartal
Nizam Ergüden
Nizam
Known for
Trickster
Hicret Gürson
Hicret
Also in
My Name Is Kerim
Lütfü Engin
The grocer
Also in
The Bald Boy
Oh, Beautiful Istanbul
Ahmet Koç
Ahmet, the repairman
Also in
Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings
Our Hope Is Şaban
Kemal Tatli
The police chief
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Sevgi Tatli
Hatice
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Yılmaz Güney Director · Arif Erkin Güzelbeyoğlu Composer Kaya Ererez Cinematographer
First release May 25, 1970 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Umut
Production
Güney Film
Production
Türkiye
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Umut
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · May 25, 1970
Theatrical · 7th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 1, 1971 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
November 29, 1973 · Theatrical
Germany
December 5, 1971 · TV
Japan
April 13, 1985 · Theatrical
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