La vallée des loups - Irak

Titre original : Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak

2006
16
2h 2min

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Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud, Necati Sasmaz, Gürkan Uygun, Erhan Ufak, Kenan Çoban, and Bergüzar Korel in La vallée des loups - Irak (2006)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe 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.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.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.

Réalisation
- Serdar Akar
Scénario
- Raci Sasmaz
- Bahadir Özdener
Casting principal

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5,7/10

19 k

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Réalisation
- Serdar Akar
Scénario
- Raci Sasmaz
- Bahadir Özdener
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
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".

Gaffes
The U.S. Army is shown using the Ural 375 and Otokar Akrep; the U.S does not use these vehicles.

Citations
Polat Alemdar: He is God's son.
Memati Bas: Son of a bitch!

Connexions
Followed by Kurtlar Vadisi: Terör (2007)

Bandes originales
Altin Hizma
Performed by Aysun Gültekin

Avis des utilisateurs165

Commentaire à la une

6/10

Just a B-action movie, but behind it is a very good message

It's actually surprisingly slick for a Turkish movie, considering it's also part of an ongoing TV series, kinda like their "24".

The Good:

The actors all did well, and I'm surprised to see so many real American actors, including Busey and Zane in such a blatantly anti-war movie. The music The cinematography The editing The special effects

The Bad:

The production design is cheap by movie standards. The US military uniforms are not very believable and many of the US soldiers speak with thick accents (especially the jailer at Abu Ghraib). The plot is not believable, with the four Turkish special forces guys taking out a LOT of American G.I.'s at the climax. The US soldiers are shown to be cartoonishly evil - one guy even kills one of his own men for threatening to tell on him for killing some Iraqi civilians! Gary Busey as a Jewish Doctor harvesting organs to send to the West - a bit far fetched.

As ludicrous as it gets, this movie is a real eye-opener to how the Islamic world sees us. The war is controversial and polarizing here, just like this movie and most Americans are gonna love it or hate it long before they actually watch it. I liked it. One almost never sees an American (non-documentary) movie with the guts to be so completely one-sided, especially when our questionable foreign policy is involved. US soldiers as the bad guys, led by a fanatical Christian zealot, is definitely not something one sees every day. This movie is kinda like THE OMEGA CODE 2 turned on its head. Between the bad and the good, VALLEY OF THE WOLVES: IRAQ at least never fails to be entertaining.