FILM · 1974 · TURKEY

Otobüs

Directed by

Tunç Okan

Runtime

74 min

Studio

PAN Film, Promete Film, Hélios Films

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A group of illegal immigrants are brought to Stockholm in a bus by a smuggler who takes all their money and passports, and then runs away.

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1. #001

   Otobüs marked Tunç Okan's directorial debut; he had previously worked as an actor and also wrote the film's screenplay.

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2. #002

   The film was unable to be released in Turkey for many years and remained banned there.

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3. #003

   The film's music was composed by Zülfi Livaneli.

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4. #004

   The film follows a group of people who have never seen any city other than their own villages and are smuggled into Sweden as illegal workers, depicting what they experience in Stockholm; it explores themes of bewilderment, helplessness and impossibility along an East-West axis.

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5. #005

   On TMDb, the film's genres are classified as Drama, Comedy, Crime and Thriller.

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6. #006

   The production companies are PAN Film, Promete Film and Hélios Films.

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7. #007

   The film's release date is recorded as 10 January 1974.

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8. #008

   The cast includes Björn Gedda, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aras Ören, Oğuz Roylas, Tunç Okan, Nuri Sezer, Hasan Gül, Sümer Isgör, Unal Nurkan, Nadir Sütemen, Yuecsel Topcuguerler and Zafer S.

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