Mavi Sürgün is a fictionalized account of one period of the life of a Turkish journalist who was condemned to exile for an article he wrote in 1925. He turned his punishment into a reward by creating a little paradise in what is today the holiday resort, Bodrum. In fact he is considered by some to be the first ecologist. The film concentrates on this latter aspect of his character and through flashbacks portrays the inner turmoil of a man who is trying to come to terms with his past. The slow pace is somewhat of a drawback, the flashbacks are often confusing and the protagonist is not always very convincing. But the photography of the country side is exceptional Kenan Ormanlar and the short appearance by a very theatrical Hanna Schygulla of Fassbinder fame adds a little spice to the drama.
Unfortunately the movie The Blue Exile is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Erden Kıral | Director |
Writing | Cevat Sakir Kabaagaçli | Novel |
Writing | Erden Kıral | Screenplay |
Writing | Kenan Ormanlar | Screenplay |
Writing | Elly Scheller-Ormanlar | Screenplay |
Production | Kenan Ormanlar | Producer |
Sound | Timur Selçuk | Music |
Camera | Kenan Ormanlar | Director of Photography |
Editing | Karin Fischer | Editor |
Art | Çagla Ormanlar | Art Direction |
Art | Hakan Yarkın | Art Direction |
Sound | Simon Happ | Sound |
Camera | Ercan Yılmaz | Steadicam Operator |