Valley of the Wolves: Palestine
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| Directed by | Zübeyr Şaşmaz |
| Produced by | Raci Şaşmaz |
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| Music by | Gökhan Kırdar |
| Cinematography | Selahattin Sancaklı |
| Edited by | Kemalettin Osmanlı |
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| Distributed by | Özen Film |
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105 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
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Turkish Hebrew Arabic |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $12,732,423 |
Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin) is a 2011 Turkish action film directed by Zübeyr Şaşmaz and starring Necati Şaşmaz, Nur Fettahoğlu and Erdal Beşikçioğlu. The story revolves around a Turkish commando team which goes to Israel on a rampant of revenge to track down the Israeli military commander responsible for the Gaza flotilla raid. It is part of the Valley of the Wolves media franchise, based on the Turkish television series of the same name, and a sequel to Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) and Valley of the Wolves: Gladio (2008).
The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 28 January 2011, was at the time the most expensive Turkish films ever made.
Valley of the Wolves: Palestine was criticized for being anti-Israeli and inflammatory.
After the flotilla attempts to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip to bring humanitarian assistance and building materials, it is boarded by the Israeli military. Some activists violently resist and are killed by the Israeli soldiers. A Turkish commando team led by Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz) travels to the Judea and Samaria, where they launch a campaign against Israeli military personnel in an attempt to track down and eliminate an Israeli general, Moşe Ben Eliyezer (Erdal Beşikçioğlu), who was responsible for the flotilla raid. Polat manages to wound Moshe, who from that moment on goes with an eye patch. After he finds out that the Turkish commando receives support form Palestinian Abdullah, Moshe arrests Abdullah's family and bulldozers their house, with Abdullah's son Ahmet in it. After a fierce urban battle, Polat kills Moshe.
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