Yellow Heat

Yellow Heat

2017 · 85 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

In a field surrounded and squeezed by increasing industrialization, an immigrant family, deep in financial debt, struggles to survive through traditional farming. Their son, Ibrahim, dreams of a different future for himself.

Directed by Fikret Reyhan · Written by Fikret Reyhan

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