Valley of the Wolves: Homeland

Valley of the Wolves: Homeland
Theatrical release poster
TurkishKurtlar Vadisi Vatan
Directed bySerdar Akar
Starring
  • Necati Şaşmaz
  • Ertuğrul Şakar
  • Sinem Uslu
  • Cahit Kayaoğlu
  • Nezih Işıtan
  • Erhan Ufak
Production
company
Pana Film
Release date
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box office7,355,034 ₺ [1]

Valley of the Wolves: Homeland (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan) is a film of the Turkish TV serial media franchise Valley of the Wolves. The story is set during the Turkish coup d'état attempt.[2]

Synopsis

During an operation in northern Iraq, Polat Alemdar and his team receive a map of Turkey marked with several strategic locations, including military bases, special operations centers, and the border town of Yalavuz near Syria. While investigating the map, they uncover a coordinated plot in which a large military force is positioned near the Turkish border, poised to invade the country upon receiving a signal. At the same time, a coup attempt is being planned inside Turkey. Polat Alemdar and his team, in collaboration with loyal state institutions, work to uncover and prevent both the internal coup and the external military operation

Cast

  • Necati Sasmaz as Polat Alemdar
  • Erhan Ufak as Erhan
  • Ertugrul Sakar as Yasin
  • Cahit Kayaoglu as Cahit
  • Nezih Isitan as Dave
  • Sinem Öztürk as Tegmen Deniz Öztürk
  • Tuncay Beyazit as Muhtar
  • Zumre Erturk as Teacher
  • Iskender Altin as Soros
  • Yücel Erten as Muhterem
  • Senol Ipek as Ömer
  • Özcan Özdemir as Soldier
  • Esra Isgüzar as Seher Nurse

Release

The film was released in cinemas on 29 September 2017 in Turkey, Germany[3], and the Netherlands[4].

Sources

  1. ^ "Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan (2017) - Box Office Türkiye".
  2. ^ "Turkish film and TV franchise to make action film about failed coup". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2016-08-17. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  3. ^ "'Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan'ın Köln galasına yoğun ilgi".
  4. ^ "Ik ging naar de première van de beruchte Turkse 'propagandafilm'". 3 October 2017.