“A road movie that probes the personal expressions
of global shifts transforming Central Asia and the psyches
of a group of road worn modern day caravaneers, stumbling
through the pitfalls of their own human nature.”
“Silk Road ala Turka” follows three Turkish photographers
and an American filmmaker as they trace 11,000
kilometers (7,000 miles) of the Silk Road through
six countries by camel caravan.
SYNOPSIS: Shot over the 15-month odyssey,
"Silk Road ala Turka" focuses on the individuals the
caravan encounters on its walk from Xi’an, China, through
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran before
finally arriving in Istanbul, Turkey. From Central Asian
villagers who yearn for the return of the Soviet Union,
to heads of State who use the caravan to laud democracy,
this documentary also explores the rapid changes reshaping
the region. The film also takes a personal look into the
often-tense internal team dynamics; with an ironic
and often humorous focus on the absurdness and physical
hardships of realizing a caravan in modern times.
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