Hey guys!

Did you do your homeworks and watched the movies that I suggested to you already? 

Great! 

Let’s continue to look at road/travel movies. Enjoy it when you are watching!

Im Juli (In July) (2000)

Daniel is a teacher whose social relations are not very good. One day, he meets with Juli in an outdoor market and Juli gives him a ring and says that he is going to fall in love in a short while. On the same night, Daniel falls in love with a Turkish girl, Melek. He decides to go after her to Istanbul. When he could not find a seat in the plane, he decided to drive all the way from Hamburg to Istanbul with a hitchhiker who is not anyone else but Juli. During their journey from Germany to Ortaköy, Istanbul, Juli desperately waits for Daniel to fall in love with her and Daniel will reinvent himself, be beaten, seduced, robbed, used drugs for the first time, and arrested by border guards. However, while going through these events, he will learn to fight for his happiness.

The Beach (2000)

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alex Garland. The reason why young American Richard (Leonardo Di Caprio) came to Thailand in search of adventure is his desire to find and connect with the real thing in this artificial world. In Bangkok, he meets with a young French couple; Françoise and Etienne and also with Daffy who tells him about a hidden paradise, an island not occupied by tourists and then commits suicide leaving a map to the island for Richard. Rischard convinces Etienne and Françoise to go to the island together and three of them travel to the island. This is the story of their travel to the island and their adventures there.

Wild (2014)

Cheryl Strayed is a woman who is traumatized by the death of her beloved mother, stuck in a drug trap, and devoted to self-destruct when her marriage ends. Cheryl grapples with nightmares of the past, especially the memories of her mother, Bobbi, and suddenly makes a radical decision. She takes her bag, hit the road and walk alone along the Pacific Crest Road, one of America’s longest, most difficult and dangerous areas. During this dangerous but refreshing adventure, she encounters tiredness, despair and pessimism as well as good feelings that will make her feel alive again after a long break.

The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

Brett Hanson is released from prison after six years of imprisonment. He becomes unfamiliar with the world he sees after six years. He struggles to make peace with his past and go on a journey to his home of south Louisiana to reunite with his ex-wife he left behind. Along the journey, he meets with two teenagers; Martine and Gordy and takes the road with them. On the road trip, these three reflect on their own personal misfit status while discovering in themselves and each other the acceptance each so deeply desires. Brett weighs whether to start a new life or rekindle his love with his ex-wife – he’s not sure she’ll take him back– while Martine reevaluates her relationships with boys and her family and Gordy struggles with his affection for Martine. You will like this heartwarming road and love story.

I strongly suggest you to watch these films which will make your heart warm and satisfy you – maybe a little – on these non-travel days. 

See you on the next blog post!

Take care!

Anıl Uzun