---
title: 'I Saw the Sun (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mahsun Kırmızıgül'
released: '2009-04-16'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Turkey'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-saw-the-sun-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1347521/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Saw the Sun (2009)

2009 · 120 min · Drama · Turkey

Original title: Güneşi Gördüm

## Synopsis

I Saw the Sun is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on 13 March 2009 , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting its re-release on 18 September 2009 . The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mahsun Kırmızıgül](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahsun-k-rm-z-gul)
- **Screenplay:** [Mahsun Kırmızıgül](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahsun-k-rm-z-gul)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mahsun Kırmızıgül](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahsun-k-rm-z-gul)

## Cast

- [Seyhan Arman](https://cinepixo.com/people/seyhan-arman)
- [Mahsun Kırmızıgül](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahsun-k-rm-z-gul)
- [Altan Erkekli](https://cinepixo.com/people/altan-erkekli)
- [Buğra Gülsoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bugra-gulsoy)
- [Demet Evgâr](https://cinepixo.com/people/demet-evgar)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-saw-the-sun-2009
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