Journey of Hope (1991)

In a village in eastern Turkey tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two He wants to leave their seven children in the care of the eldest and his parents his father advises him to take one son to be educated in Europe as economic insurance The three set off for Istanbul Milan and Switzerland stowing away on a ship At Lake Como they pay the rest of their money to unprincipled men who abandon them at an Alpine pass before a blizzard Father and son are separated from Meryem Will anyone reach the land of promise