The Blue Exile

The Blue Exile (Turkish: Mavi Sürgün) is a 1993 Turkish drama film directed by Erden Kıral.^[1] The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2][3]

The Blue Exile
Directed by	Erden Kıral
Written by	Erden Kıral
Starring	Can Togay
Release date	1993 (1993)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir, also titled Mavi Sürgün [tr], of Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, who wrote under the pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı – the Fisherman of Halicarnassus.

Cast

• Can Togay as Cevat Şakir
• Hanna Schygulla as The Actress
• Özay Fecht
• Tatiana Papamoschou
• Ayse Romey as Hatice

See also

• List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film