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Mercedes mon Amour

The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation gurbetci/guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany to the Turkey's west border - and extensively from thereon to his village close to Ankara - capital of Turkey. He begins his journey purchasing a second hand yellow Mercedes - possibly his first car - using his meager savings working as a laborer. Offering deep insight into the mind of a manual laborer Bayram (Ilyas Salman) making his first trip back home, resorting to flashbacks in highlighting Bayram's motivation and experiences from his childhood right up to the events leading to his first departure from Turkey to Germany.

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Mercedes mon Amour Cast

Name Character
Serra Yilmaz
İlyas Salman He was 44, now 75 years old as Bayram
Savaş Yurttaş He was 49, 58 years old when he died
Hikmet Karagöz He was 46, 73 years old when he died
Menderes Samancılar He was 38, now 70 years old as İbrahim

Mercedes mon Amour Crew

Name Department
Adalet Ağaoğlu as Novel. She was 63 (90) years old when She died Writing
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Mercedes mon Amour (31 years)

  • Release day: Monday, March 01, 1993
  • Runtime: 90 minutes