WINTERFLOWER

Director: Kadir Sözen

Cast: Menderes Samanc¦lar, Meral Yüzgüleç, Cengiz Sezici

Germany 1996 / 107m / Turkish and German with English subtitles

Mehmut Umut, a Turkish immigrant whose residence permit has expired, is woken early one morning by the police and led away. He is deported from Germany the same day and sent back to Turkey. His wife and little son are left behind. Mehmet survives in Istanbul with temporary jobs as a warehouseman and waiter. He applies for an entry visa but when the application is rejected for no reason, he decides to go beyond the law and embarks on a dangerous journey.