The Man of Earth

The Man of Earth (1984)

May 21st, 19841h 47min

Drama
77%

Overview

Sokol is a middle-aged Kosovar Albanian who, together with his family, emigrates from Kosovo to Turkey, and faces the foreign and unknown world. After some time he becomes homesick, eventually leaving his last will he gave to his son that when he dies, his bones will be returned to his native country. He dies near of a cliff at the Black Sea coast. In his native village, the news that Sokol has been returned from emigration are being spread.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet


Released on: 1976-01-01
Drama, Fantasy, Music

Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her ...

Lost Exile

Lost Exile


Released on: 2016-08-05
Drama

To escape from a lack of perspective in Kosovo, Hana decides to resort to the services of Emir, an i...

Barzakh

Barzakh


Released on: 2022-10-07
Drama

Adnan, a 16-year-old Syrian who has lived in France with his family for two years, is trying to come...

Steam: The Turkish Bath

Steam: The Turkish Bath


Released on: 1997-05-09
Drama

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Ins...

Lorna's Silence

Lorna's Silence


Released on: 2008-08-27
Crime, Drama

Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as L...

Auria, one last night

Auria, one last night


Released on: 2020-10-09
Drama

The day before they go their separate ways, three friends get together for one last all-nighter in t...

Golden Door

Golden Door


Released on: 2006-09-22
History, Drama, Romance

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...

The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven


Released on: 2007-09-27
Drama

The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a pros...

The Lark Farm

The Lark Farm


Released on: 2007-01-01
History, Drama

The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looki...

The Wild Pear Tree

The Wild Pear Tree


Released on: 2018-06-01
Drama

Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village, ...

Times and Winds

Times and Winds


Released on: 2006-09-29
Drama

In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent pe...

It's Winter

It's Winter


Released on: 2006-02-14
Drama

Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man ...

Snipers Valley

Snipers Valley


Released on: 2007-11-10
Drama

Young Bundeswehr soldiers Tom and Charly are stationed in Kosovo with the KFOR peacekeeping force. T...

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes


Released on: 1999-12-25
Drama

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed ...

120

120


Released on: 2008-02-15
History, Drama, War

During the Sarikamis Battle, the Ottoman army runs out of ammunition and appeals to the people of Va...

Gallipoli

Gallipoli


Released on: 1981-08-13
War, History, Drama

As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become frien...

Kunta

Kunta


Released on: 2007-01-01
Drama

One night, the phone rings in a traditional Portuguese snack bar from the country side. The Spanish ...

Bride Flight

Bride Flight


Released on: 2008-10-15
Drama

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed wh...

My Child

My Child


Released on: 2013-06-07
Documentary, Drama

What happens when your child comes out to you? In this feature documentary, parents of lesbian, gay,...

Ararat

Ararat


Released on: 2002-05-20
Drama, War, History

Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making o...