Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (2006)

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2h 2min
Action, Drama
03 Feb 2006 (Syria)
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The 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.

Director:

Serdar Akar

Writers:

Raci Sasmaz, Bahadir Özdener

Stars:

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Still of Billy Zane (I), Necati Sasmaz, Gürkan Uygun and Kenan Çoban in Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)

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Still of Necati Sasmaz and Kenan Çoban in Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)

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Cast

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	Necati Sasmaz	...	Polat Alemdar
	Billy Zane	...	Sam William Marshall
	Ghassan Massoud	...	Abdurrahman Halis Karuki (sheikh)
	Bergüzar Korel	...	Leyla
	Gürkan Uygun	...	Memati Bas
	Kenan Çoban	...	Abdülhey Çoban
	Erhan Ufak	...	Erhan Ufak
	Diego Serrano	...	Dante, Sam's assistant
	Gary Busey	...	Doctor
	Spencer Garrett	...	George Baltimore, journalist
	Tito Ortiz	...	American Major Commander 2
	Nusret Senay	...	Turkish Commander
	Tayfun Eraslan	...	Süleyman Aslan
	Ismet Hürmüzlü	...	Abu Tarik (Arab Leader)
	Jay Abdo	...	Kurdish Leader (as Jihad Abdou)
	Yavuz Imsel	...	Hasan (Turkmen Leader)
	Mauro Martino	...	Mr. Fender (Hotel Manager)
	Egemen Yavuz	...	Ali
	Umut Ugur	...	American Major Commander
	Ziver Çiftçi	...	Groom
	Caner Kurtaran	...	Ebu Ali
	Songul Topal	...	Nurse
	Turgut Bagir	...	Barber
	Haluk Cömert	...	Peshmerga Commissar
	Muhammet Ali Tuncer	...	Al Qaeda
	Mehmet Çelebi	...	Headwaiter
	Hüseyin Aksen	...	Groom's Father
	Gökhan Simsek	...	Iraqi Interpreter
	Burhan Duran	...	Peshmerga
	Tolga Tuncer	...	American Lieutenant 1
	Ferdi Alver	...	American Sergeant 1
	Osman Sonant	...	American Sergeant 2
	Murat Özben	...	Young Turkmen
	Serhan Ernak	...	Bomb Destruction 1
	Atwani Larbi	...	American Lieutenant 2
	Asli Firtina	...	Ali's Mother
	Esra Özpinar	...	Bridesmaid 1
	Mine Erkmen	...	Bridesmaid 2
	Serdar Aydin	...	Peshmerga Assistant Commissioner
	Muhittin Kayaoglu	...	Kurdish Uncle
	Pinar Akin	...	Bridesmaid 3
	Ziya Humar	...	Turkmen Leader Assistant
	Funda Mete	...	Torturer American Soldier
	Bugra Koçtepe	...	Torturer American Soldier
	Firat Cem Kantarci	...	SAM ADAM
	Serdar Bilal	...	Sam's Man
	Turgut Keles	...	Sam's Man
	Kartal Karakus	...	Sam's Man
	Burak Kalkavan	...	Sam's Man
	Baris Sariuçak	...	Sam's Man
	Erkal Ozagi	...	Sam's Man
	Abdurrahman Öztürk	...	Sam's Man
	Yildirim Gücük	...	Turkish Soldier (as Yildirim Göcük)
	Önder Yilmaz	...	Turkish Soldier
	Ersan Özden	...	Sam's Man
	Coskun Meriç	...	Sam's Man
	Firat Kaan Yurdakul
	Önder Özcan
	Saliha Kara	...	KURDISH GRANDMOTHER
	Mustafa Kömür	...	Turkish Soldier
	Ebru Basman	...	NURSE
	Güray Görkem	...	Turkish Soldier
	Ercüment Yezgi	...	Turkish Soldier
	Serkan Çetinkaya	...	Peshmerga
	Abdurrahman Dursun	...	Turkish Soldier
	Burak Zereyalp	...	PESHMERGA
	Ferit Ulas	...	PESHMERGA
	Bertan Dobada	...	RABBI
	Mustafa Kirik	...	KURDISH LEADER ASSSTANT
	Kemal Özdemir	...	Arabian leader assant
	Suat Ergin	...	INJURED MAN IN VILLAGE
	Gözde Özküçük	...	TEACHER
	Atilla Özat	...	STEWARD
	Perihan Özat	...	GROOM'S MOTHER
	Atilla Mahmut Oyucu	...	Abu Gareeb Jail
	Ömer Oyucu	...	PRISON
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Altan Akisik	...	Dodu Bey
	Sarp Akkaya	...	Dante (voice)
	Umut Alagül	...	Villager
	Marmar Alhilali
	Fevzi Bilir	...	Amerikan Komutan Yuzbasi (as Salih Saygi)
	Berke Can Göktas	...	Sniper
	Güven Hokna	...	Nergiz Karahanli
	Ali Ipin	...	Kirve
	Oguzhan Kocakli	...	Koruma
	Salih Saygi	...	Amerikan Komutan Yuzbasi
	Hilmi Sönmez	...	Abuzer White
	Umut Tabak	...	Necati Sasmaz (voice)
	Kadir Çermik	...	Abdülhey (voice)
	Ubeyt Isa Özmen	...	Irak Askeri

Directed by

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Serdar Akar

Written by

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Raci Sasmaz	...	()

Bahadir Özdener	...	()

Produced by

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Mehmet Canpolat	...	associate producer / co-producer
Hasan Kaçan	...	associate producer
Raci Sasmaz	...	producer
Zübeyr Sasmaz	...	executive producer

Music by

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Gökhan Kirdar

Cinematography by

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Selahattin Sancakli

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director of photography

Editing by

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Kemalettin Osmanli

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(editing)

Editorial Department

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Emrah Canoglu	...	post-production assistant
Aziz Imamoglu	...	editing assistant
Eric M. Klein	...	post-production manager

Casting By

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Erdem Ergüney

Art Direction by

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Yavuz Fazlioglu
Tan Taspolatoglu

Set Decoration by

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Turker Isci

Costume Design by

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Ebru Kayahan

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(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Ismail Acar	...	hairdresser
Ömür Ak	...	hairdresser assistant
Lynda Armstrong	...	makeup & hair designer
Sami Asçi	...	hairdresser
Amy Byrne	...	special makeup assistant (as Amy Brynes)
Cemile Odabas	...	make-up assistant
Ahmet Sinekoglu	...	hairdresser
Asiye Öngü	...	make-up
Mine Öngü	...	tattoo maker

Production Management

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Sadettin Namoglu

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unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Racia Adar	...	directing assistant
Burcu Ay	...	directing assistant
Bahar Aycibin	...	directing assistant
Emel Bulut	...	third assistant director
A. Taner Elhan	...	directing assistant
Sadullah Sentürk	...	head of assistant director
Erhan Tursun	...	second assistant director
Ahmet Yilmaz	...	directing assistant

Art Department

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Sertaç Akar	...	art assistant
Yener Altiparmakogullari	...	art assistant
Mustafa Ergüçlü	...	art assistant (as Mustafa Ergöçlü)
Tekin Kama	...	set decoration
Cenk Karaagaç	...	art assistant
Özgür Kemertas	...	head of art director assistants
Bahjat Moosa	...	geographic advisor (as Bahjat K. Moosa)
Sertaç Senbahçe	...	art assistant
Cem Sesar	...	art assistant
Mustafa Turgut	...	art assistant
Özcan Yildiz	...	art assistant
Özgür Özcan	...	art assistant

Sound Department

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Suat Alhan	...	boom operator
Müjgan Altinbilek	...	dubbing assistant
Enis Danabas	...	boom operator
Sebahat Demirhas	...	dubbing assistant
Barry Doyle	...	boom operator
Stephan Liepe	...	foley mixer
Alan O'Duffy	...	sound
Burhan Sahin	...	dubbing director
Hans Schumann	...	sound designer
Umut Senyol	...	sound editor
Sertaç Usta	...	dubbing director assistant
Arne Wallbrecher	...	sound designer

Special Effects by

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Pascal Declercq	...	special effects crew
Kevin Draycott	...	special effects crew (as Kevin Droycott)
Mark Meddings	...	special effects supervisor
Steven Painter	...	prosthetics special effects (as Steve Painter)
Melvyn Pearson	...	special effects crew (as Mervin Pearson)
Shaun Rutter	...	special effects crew
Janek Zabielski	...	special effects crew
Stefan Zabielski	...	special effects crew

Visual Effects by

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Omer Serif Bilsel	...	visual effects assistant: IMAJ Istanbul
Duygu Gün	...	compositor: IMAJ Istanbul
Tijen Pal	...	compositor: IMAJ Istanbul
Burak Sürücü	...	visual effects
Barbaros Türkyilmaz	...	technical support
Sinan Vural	...	visual effects supervisor: IMAJ Istanbul

Stunts

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Hana Dvorská	...	stunts
Jiri Horky	...	stunts
Dusan Hyska	...	stunt supervisor
Marek Jelinek	...	stunts
Dimo Lipitkovsky	...	stunts
Garrik Palumbo	...	stunts (as Gary Palumbo)
Jan Petrina	...	stunts
Klara Slavikova	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yalcin Avci	...	second assistant camera
Fuat Cetinkaya	...	lighting technician
Avni Erdogan	...	grip
Kadir Yazici	...	gaffer
Aydogan Yildiz	...	camera operator
Ercan Yilmaz	...	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Bertan Dobada	...	casting assistant
Kerem Firtina	...	casting assistant
Huma Gruaz	...	international casting
Bjorn Rebney	...	international casting
Gökhan Çelebi	...	casting manager
Mehmet Çelebi	...	international casting
Baris Özat	...	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gülname Akdag	...	costume assistant
Tülay Atici	...	costume assistant
Deniz Aybar	...	costume assistant
Özlem Demirbilek	...	costume assistant
Dilek Ince	...	costume assistant
Fulya Içtürk	...	costume assistant
Gözde Kasaplar	...	costume assistant
Zuhal Kozak	...	costume assistant
Pinar Yavuzcan	...	costume assistant

Location Management

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Rahul Ravi

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assistant location manager (creditOnly)

Music Department

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Goktug Celik	...	musician
Korhan Nart	...	arranger
Ertan Tekin	...	musician
Özer Özel	...	musician

Script and Continuity Department

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Timothy C. Burns	...	combined continuity script
Ömer Lütfi Mete	...	script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mustafa Boduroglu	...	set truck
Ömer Boduroglu	...	weapon vehicle driver
Senol Erisen	...	foxy driver
Fahrettin Kükner	...	costume truck
Serdar Morkoç	...	set truck
Osman Timuçin	...	generator
Murat Toban	...	panther driver
Sinan Çiftçi	...	generator
Ramazan Çimen	...	light driver
Kasim Öztürk	...	light truck driver

Additional Crew

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Cihan Aksoylu	...	assistant: Diego Serrano/Billy Zane
Fahrettin Kayaoglu	...	production assistant
Kutsi Kayaoglu	...	production assistant
Cemal Sisman	...	production assistant
Mevlana Yördem	...	production assistant
Yavuz Öztekin	...	production assistant

Thanks

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Ali Gür	...	special thanks
Orçun Kozluca	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Pana Film

Distributors

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Phoenicia Pictures (2006) (Non-US) (Middle East)
At Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
KenDa (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2006) (Non-US) (theatrical)
Pachamama Cine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Too Cool Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
Arsenal Pictures (2006) (World-wide)
Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
Koch Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Gripall Effects
Imaj (visual effects)

Other Companies

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8mm Filmcilik (post-production facilities)
CinePostproduction (post-production facilities)
FONO Film (subtitle)
Studio Babelsberg (sound post-production)
Tonstudio Hanse Warns (foley stage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	murder-of-a-child based-on-tv-series organ-trade turk dhikr See All (47) »
Taglines	Some Men Are Born to be Heroes See more »
Genres	Action Drama War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:MA15+ Finland:K-15 France:16 Germany:16 Germany:18 Japan:PG-12 Netherlands:16 New Zealand:R16 Portugal:M/16 Turkey:7+ (DVD rating) United Kingdom:15

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (World-wide, English title) La vallée des loups - Irak (France) Tal der Wölfe - Irak (Germany) Iraq, el valle de los lobos (Spain) The Valley of the Wolves (Sweden) See more »
Runtime	122 min
Official Sites	Official site
Country	Turkey
Language	Arabic English Turkish Kurdish
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Gaziantep, Turkey See more »

Box Office

Budget	$8,300,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend Turkey	$3,223,975, 10 Feb 2006

Did You Know?

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Trivia	This film was the the subject of heated discussions in Germany. Originally it was rated "Not under 18" by the FSK, but distributor Maxximum appealed this decision which resulted in a "Not under 16" rating. Then the film became a success, especially amongst turkish teenagers. The success resulted in massive media coverage. This in turn resulted in broad discussions from politicians (especially from the Bavarian conservative CSU party), youth organisations etc. about the films "Anti-American statements" and their influence on youngsters. After another appeal (from the minister for family and integration from Northrhine Westphalia) the FSK raised the rating back to the original "Not under 18". See more »
Goofs	The U.S. Army is shown using the Ural 375 and Otokar Akrep; the U.S does not use these vehicles. See more »
Movie Connections	Followed by Valley of the Wolves: Gladio (2009). See more »
Soundtracks	Altin Hizma See more »
Quotes	Polat Alemdar: He is God's son. Memati Bas: Son of a bitch! See more »

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