Omar and Us

(2019)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 250 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2019

Runtime: 104 мин

Country: Turkey

Director: Mehmet Bahadır Er, Марина Горбач

Cast: Cem Bender, Taj Sher Yakub, Menderes Samancılar, Hala Alsayasneh, Uygar Tamer, Усхан Чакыр, Timur Ölkebaş, Ali Emrah Doğan, Volkan Girgin, Sedef Pehlivanoğlu

Plot

Ismet is a Turkish soldier, who was on duty at the border as a Commander of the Coast Guard and recently got retired. Now as a civilian, he struggles to communicate with his family and people surrounding him. His only son abandoned him and left to the U.S.

Ismet is a Turkish soldier, who was on duty at the border as a Commander of the Coast Guard and recently got retired. Now as a civilian, he struggles to communicate with his family and people surrounding him. His only son abandoned him and left to the U.S. And now his wife wants to join her son, too. After suddenly becoming neighbors with two refugees (Omar and Mariye) at his house near the Turkish-Greek border and the humane experience he has to live through, he now has to face his prejudices and his political view.