Serif Gören - Yol AKA The Road (1982)

Yol is a 1982 Turkish film. The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Şerif Gören, who strictly followed Güney's instructions, as Güney was in prison at the time. Later, when Güney escaped from prison, he took the negatives of the film and edited it in Switzerland.The film is a portrait of Turkey in the aftermath of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état: its people and its authorities are shown via the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave. The film has caused much controversy in Turkey, and was banned until 2000s due Yılmaz Güneys involment more than its content.
Synopsis:At a "half-open" detention facility and work camp on the island of Imrali, a group of hopeful, but resigned men ritualistically converge on the entrance of the main penitentiary ward: first, for the disbursement of weekly mail and subsequently, for the eagerly anticipated posting of the list of prisoners authorized for a one-week furlough. A soft-spoken, unassuming man named Yusuf (Tuncay Akça), dispirited by the scarcity of letters from home, seemingly finds his fortune changed when he finds his name among the privileged list of furloughed prisoners. Mehmet (Halil Ergün), a pensive and conflicted man faces his trip to Diyarbakir with great trepidation and anxiety, having found his marriage increasingly strained when his wife begins to question his role in her brother's death during a bungled robbery.
* 1982 Cannes Film Festival, won FIPRESCI Prize
   * 1982 Cannes Film Festival, won Palme d'Or
   * 1982 Cannes Film Festival, won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
   * 1983 César Awards, nominated for César
   * 1983 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, won Critics Award
   * 1983 Golden Globes, nominated for Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
   * 1984 London Critics Circle Film Awards, won ALFS Award