The Herd
1979 · Movie · 125 min. · Turkey
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.
Direction Zeki Ökten
Cast Tarik Akan · Melike Demirag · Erol Demiröz · Levent Inanir · Sener Kokkaya · Tuncel Kurtiz
Soundtrack Zülfü Livaneli
Screenplay Yilmaz Güney
Cinematography Izzet Akay
Original title Sürü (The Herd)
7.2
41 votes (FilmAffinity)
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