Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey
Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey
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Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)

Not Rated (US) | USA, Turkey, UK, Portugal | English | 99 min
Directed by: Sally Sussman Morina
6.8

The documentary, "Midnight Return" explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success Midnight Express (1978). When Billy Hayes, one of the most infamous names of his generation and on whom the picture is based, returns to Turkey thirty years after his daring escape from prison, he faces a country still haunted by the film. Turkey suffered tremendous economic and psychological damage as a result of "Midnight Express" and more than thirty years later they are still trying to escape the stigma. So when a group of young Turkish Policemen reach out to their mortal enemy, Billy Hayes and invite him back to Istanbul for a conference, no one is more shocked and thrilled than Billy himself.

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Release Date

USA
(Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
2016-02-12
USA
(Newport Beach International Film Festival)
2016-04-23
France
(Cannes Film Festival)
2016-05-17
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey
(Original title)
Η επιστροφή του Μεσονυχτίου
Greece
Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey
USA

Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated