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Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin)

Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin)

Movie · 2011 · 8 people

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at the center of Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin), a Turkish action film. Zübeyr Şaşmaz directed and Raci Şaşmaz produced it for Pana Film, and it opened on January 28, 2011. It is the third cinema film in the Valley of the Wolves franchise, which grew out of a television series, and a sequel to Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) and Valley of the Wolves: Gladio (2008). It was among the most expensive Turkish films made up to then.

The story begins after the deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara, a ship carrying aid to Gaza. Polat Alemdar and his friends go to Palestine to hunt down the Israeli commander who planned the attack. They close in on the target step by step, but surprises await, and Polat witnesses villages destroyed and innocent people killed. Necati Şaşmaz, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Nur Fettahoğlu, Gürkan Uygun and Kenan Çoban lead the cast.

Raci Şaşmaz, Bahadır Özdener and Cüneyt Aysan wrote the screenplay, which was finished before shooting but expanded after the Mavi Marmara attack that killed nine Turks. Hollywood specialist Mark Meddings coordinated the effects, and Kalan Müzik handled the music. Critics described the film as anti-Israeli and inflammatory, and many called it propaganda. A further sequel followed in 2017.

DirectorZübeyir Şaşmaz
Production companyPana Film

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Erdal Beşikçioğlu Erdal Beşikçioğlu Actor · 56 years old Moşe Ben Eliezer Erkan Sever Erkan Sever Actor · 52 years old Abdullah Gürkan Uygun Gürkan Uygun Actor · 52 years old Memati Baş Kenan Çoban Kenan Çoban Actor · 51 years old Necati Şaşmaz Necati Şaşmaz Actor · 54 years old Polat Alemdar Nur Fettahoğlu Nur Fettahoğlu Actor · 45 years old Simone Levi Mustafa Jasar Mustafa Jasar Actor · died at 77 Avi Ayten Uncuoğlu Actor · 80 years old Abdullah's Mother

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

The budget shows on screen: explosions, firefights and effects work coordinated by a Hollywood name make this look more ambitious than the earlier films in the series. Polat closing in on his target step by step keeps the tension alive for a while. But the enemy is so one-dimensional that the real hook, guessing his next move, fades fast. Fine if you want loud action; less so if you want a proper battle of wits.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Technically this is the most ambitious entry in the series: you can see on screen that it was one of the most expensive Turkish productions of its day, and the effects work sits above the local average. The trouble is structural. New sections were bolted onto a script that was finished before filming, in response to the raid on the Mavi Marmara, and the narrative carries the marks of haste and anger. The characters stand for positions rather than people; the enemy is a symbol of evil, the hero an unquestioned avenger. The action is cut fluidly, yet there is almost no dramatic conflict. Small wonder many critics called it propaganda: the film chooses to steer its audience rather than make it think.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

This is not one to sit down and watch as a family. There is a lot of violence and the scenes are harsh, with villages destroyed and innocent people killed. The story also grows out of a real and painful event in which nine people died, which is heavy going for children. Adults who follow the series can watch it among themselves. For little ones and sensitive grandparents, pick another evening.

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