Hope (1970)
Original title: Umut
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"Umut" is the story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man, played by Güney, begins a slow slide into despair. On the advice of a local holy man, and fuelled by an indefatigable optimism, he sets out into the desert in quest of a mythical lost treasure, slipping further and further into that final, ineluctable moment where hope itself becomes the last terrible delusion.
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Tuncel KurtizHasan
Yılmaz GüneyCabbar
Gülşen AlnıaçıkFatmaKürsat AlniaçikMemet Emin
Osman AlyanakHüseyin Hodja, the imam
Enver DönmezThe pickpocketSema EnginCemile
Nizam ErgüdenNizamHicret GürsonHicret
Lütfü EnginThe grocer
Ahmet KoçAhmet, the repairmanKemal TatliThe police chiefKeywords
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What is Hope about?
"Umut" is the story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man, played by Güney, begins a slow slide into despair. On the advice of a local holy man, and fuelled by an indefatigable optimism, he sets out into the desert in quest of a mythical lost treasure, slipping further and further into that final, ineluctable moment where hope itself becomes the last terrible delusion.
How long is Hope?
Hope has a runtime of 100 minutes.