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The Herd

1979 • 1h57m Drama

Rating

7.5/10

Popularity

1

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.

Details

Director

Zeki Ökten

Yılmaz Güney

Screenplay

Yılmaz Güney

Cast

Tarık Akan

Melike Demirağ

Tuncel Kurtiz

Release date

2/1/1979

Status

Released

Origin country

TR

Vote count

41