The Herd
Turkey, 1978, 129 minutes, Color, Turkish
1980 Antalya Golden Orange FF; Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor 1979 Berlin FF; Interfilm Award, OCIC Award Locarno FF; Golden Leopard, Special Mention
Director: Zeki Ökten
Screenplay: Yılmaz Güney
Cinematography: İzzet Akay
Editing: Özdemir Arıtan
Music: Zülfü Livaneli
Production: Güney Film
Cast: Tarık Akan, Melike Demirağ, Tuncel Kurtiz, Yaman Okay, Levent İnanır
Written by Yılmaz Güney when he was in prison, The Herd is accepted as one of the masterpieces of Turkish cinema.
Berivan and Şivan whose families are rivals due to a local blood feud, hit the road to Ankara by train to sell the sheep they have. The poverty and desperation of Anatolia is realistically depicted along with the political conflictions on the background of this train ride.