# I Saw the Sun (2009)

> A Kurdish family’s forced dispersal exposes the costs of war, exile, prejudice, and queer self-discovery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16980

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Mahsun Kırmızıgül
- Cast: Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmış, Altan Erkekli, Erol Demiröz, Cemal Toktas, Menderes Samancılar, Emre Kınay
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1347521/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melodramatic, harrowing, compassionate, serious drama night, social issue film discussion

## Movies like I Saw the Sun

- [Toss-Up (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/36263)
- [A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/18009)
- [The Reeds (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/1151038)
- [Salvation (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/7388576)
- [Innocence (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/19647)
- [My Grandfather's People (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/57939)
- [Abandoned Man (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7457748)
- [Majority (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/37095)
- [Milk (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/7117)
- [My Father and My Son (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/7735)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt