TURKEY: Kurtlar Vadisi - Irak (Valley of the Wolves - Iraq). 2005

Director: Serdar Akar
Stars: Necati Şaşmaz, Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud, Bergüzar Korel, Gürkan Uygun, Gary Busey.
Release date: Turkey- 9 Feb 2006
Length: 125 mins

This is Turkey's biggest ever mega-budget film ever at $10million US & is a spin-off from a highly successful TV show. To be released simultaneously in 120 European cinemas including Australia. Consider me there. Syrian actor Ghassan Massoud was last seen in Kingdom of Heaven.

Synopsis
The story of the movie begins with a tribute to the “Sack Incident”, which is a true case...

On July 4th, 2003, the ally American squads arrive at the unofficial, semi-confidential headquarters of eleven members of the special Turkish forces deployed in Northern Iraq. The Turkish squad assumes it to be a usual visit of their allies...But this time, it is different. With the changing conjuncture, the USA aims to be the only power “to have the last word” in the region. To them, no Turks are needed in the region... That day, eleven soldiers are deported with sacks on their heads and with their military pride disregarded before the eyes of the public...

Until this point, everything in the movie tells a true story...

Süleyman Aslan is one of those eleven people in our story based on facts. Unable to stomach being scorned and hauling down his flag, First Lieutenant Süleyman commits suicide, leaving a letter behind... The letter is written to Polat Alemdar, a privately and well trained Turkish intelligencer. He took part in countless operations both within the country and abroad for an intelligence agency working for the state... Always lived for the sake of duty, Polat Alemdar cannot be indifferent to the will of his friend who commits suicide for the pride of his duty...

He is now in Northern Iraq with his men, even to die if necessary..

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