A poor man chases a desert mirage while capitalism chases him.
After losing one of his horses in an accident, an illiterate horse cab driver sets out into the desert in a quest for a mythical lost treasure.
Acting
Güney's weathered face tells whole stories without words.
Direction
Raw street-level authenticity, no Hollywood pity.
Cinematography
Harsh Anatolian light becomes another oppressor.
Director
Yılmaz Güney
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