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5.0The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.
Released: 2006-01-31122 minDir: Serdar AkarAction, War, DramaBudget: $10.0MPart of: Valley of the Wolves Collection
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Cast
- Necati Şaşmaz as Polat Alemdar
- Gürkan Uygun as Memati Baş
- Kenan Çoban as Abdülhey Çoban
- Erhan Ufak as Erhan Ufuk
- Bergüzar Korel as Leyla
- Billy Zane as Sam William Marshall
Themes
- gangster
- intelligence
- soldier
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Article
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak) is a 2006 Turkish action film directed by Serdar Akar and starring Necati Şaşmaz, Billy Zane and Ghassan Massoud. The story concerns a Turkish commando team which goes to Iraq to track down the US military commander responsible for the Hood event.
The film is set during the occupation of Iraq and includes references to other real events such as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03), was the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2006 and is one of the most expensive Turkish films ever made.