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In Foreign Soil

In Foreign Soil

2001•56m
Documentary

In fremder Erde (In Foreign Soil) documents the Muslim traditions of burial in Turkey and Germany, but above all, the paths the dead take to return to Anatolian soil.

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Production

Salar Film Produktion

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Mektube Taşcı

Self

Hanefi Gülbeyaz

Self

Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Self

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