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

References

1. Clarke Fountain (2015). "The Blue Exile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.

External links

• The Blue Exile at IMDb