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Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan

Valley of the Wolves: Homeland (Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan)

Movie · 2017 · 6 people

Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan (Valley of the Wolves: Homeland) is the fourth cinema film of the Valley of the Wolves franchise, which grew out of the television series of that name, and it deals with the coup attempt of July 15, 2016. Pana Film produced this 105-minute action, drama and war thriller and Serdar Akar directed it. It opened in Europe on September 28, 2017, in Turkey on September 29 and in Azerbaijan on October 5. The European launch covered 140 cinemas. In Turkey it drew 233,708 viewers in week one and 634,898 admissions overall, about 7.4 million lira.

The story opens with a map seized by Polat Alemdar and his team during an operation in northern Iraq. It marks dozens of strategic points in Turkey, including military units, and a spot on the border, Yalavuz. In the film's telling, an enemy that has waited for centuries has massed a large army at the frontier, waiting for word of a coup. Polat and his team join the people against enemies inside and out. Necati Şaşmaz plays Polat, with Erhan Ufak, Ertuğrul Şakar, Sinem Öztürk, Tuncay Beyazıt and Yücel Erten.

Necati Şaşmaz, Murat Koca, Alper Erze and Cahit Kayaoğlu wrote the script, and shooting took about five weeks.

DirectorSerdar Akar
Production companyPana Film

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Erhan Ufak Erhan Ufak Actor · 49 years old Ertuğrul Şakar Ertuğrul Şakar Actor · 49 years old Necati Şaşmaz Necati Şaşmaz Actor · 54 years old Sinem Öztürk Sinem Öztürk Actor · 41 years old Tuncay Beyazıt Tuncay Beyazıt Actor · born 1964 Yücel Erten Yücel Erten Stage actor · 81 years old

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

The fourth film of the Kurtlar Vadisi series, with Polat Alemdar and his team on stage again. The story begins with a map captured in Northern Iraq and turns into a fast struggle. Action and war tension dominate, and the pace does not drop across 105 minutes. Familiar and satisfying for those who know the series. Newcomers may feel a bit distant from the characters. The dialogue sometimes drags and cuts the pace, but overall it has plenty to offer action fans.

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

This film is not suitable for family viewing. There is war, weapons and heavy violence, and its subject is a grave event, the 15 July coup attempt. Definitely do not watch it with small children. Even for teenagers and adults it is intense and tense. Full of action for fans of the series, but if everyone at home is watching together, pick another film. Older viewers may find the subject sensitive, so it is worth thinking before you watch.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film takes the 15 July 2016 coup attempt, a still-vivid event of recent history, into a fictional frame. Productions like this are interesting for social context because they reflect a period's collective mood and narrative choices more than the events themselves. The Kurtlar Vadisi series drew over 4.2 million viewers with the 2006 film Irak; here it sold 634,000 tickets, a gap that suggests the series' appeal shifted over time. It should be read not as a historical source but as the product of a viewpoint. Its characters are fictional, and the events are told from a distinct perspective.

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