Kurtlar Vadisi - Irak

original title:
Kurtlar Vadisi - Irak
other titles:
Valley of the Wolves - Iraq, (Tal der Wölfe - Irak)
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122 min. , color
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31 January 2006, Istanbul
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plot synopsis:
In 2003 a Turkish special unit and American units were in Northern Iraq. On July 4th of the same year, there was a military humiliation. The Turkish soldiers are kidnapped by their American "allies" by pulling sacks over their heads and then driven out of the country. As a result, the first officer of the Turkish special unit, Suleyman Aslan, committed suicide because he could not bear the humiliation. In a farewell letter to his good friend Polat Alemdar, he makes it clear that he should investigate the incident and avenge the crime. Arriving in northern Iraq, Alemdar finds a completely destroyed environment. At any cost, the U.S. is trying to become the most influential power in the region. Now it is up to Alemdar to stop their plans.
literature:
Meho, Lokman I. (2004): The Kurdish question in U. S. foreign policy. A documentary sourcebook. Westport: Praeger.
remarks:
Is based on the turkish TV series "Kurtlar Vadisi".

Homepage: http://www.valleyofthewolvesiraq.com/
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