Anti-Israeli Turkish film hits German screens
Tue Feb 1, 2011 11:48PM
Stefan Herrmann, Press TV, Berlin
The Turkish Film 'The Valley of Wolves - Palestine' has opened in Germany amid a fierce debate about whether or not the film is anti-Semitic.
The German Movie Control Association first banned the film, but later gave it an adult rating because of what it called its 'constant violence and propagandistic tendencies'.
Detailed knowledge of political connections was necessary to properly understand the violence shown, the Film board judged.
The film focuses on a Turkish commando team, which travels to Israel to hunt down and eliminate an evil Israeli commander, responsible for the attack on the Freedom Flotilla in May last year.
Nine Turkish activists had died on the ship Mavi Marmara, which had set out to bring relief supplies to the blockaded Gaza Strip. The incident has strained relations between Turkey and Israel.
Politicians from all parties called the film tasteless, anti-Semitic and blamed it for glorifying violence. The film was supposed to open on Holocaust Remembrance Day in Germany but was delayed, because it did not receive a rating in time.
The producers of the film believe it is providing a voice for innocent people in their struggle against the Zionist regime. 'The Valley of Wolves - Palestine' was one of the most expensive Turkish films ever. In Germany, which has a large Turkish population, it is being screened in 79 cinemas across the country, 70.000 people watched it on the opening weekend alone.
'The Valley of Wolves - Palestine' is a war movie and unlike many other films it desn't have a clear black and white message. The controversy surrounding the film is most likely to boost ticket sales, while criticism of Israeli policy remains a very sensitive issue in Germany.
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