- Summary
- "The Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish Embassies and Consulates in several European countries, who saved numerous Jews during the Second World War. Based on the testimonies of witnesses, who traveled to Istanbul to find safety, the Turkish Passport also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of rescue and bring to light the events of the time. The diplomats did not only save the lives of Turkish Jews, they also rescued foreign Jews condemned to a certain death by giving them Turkish passports. In this dark period of history, their actions lit the candle of hope and allowed these people to travel to Turkey, where they found light. "--IMDb.
- Variant Title
- Türk pasaportu
Turkish passport
- Format
- Video
- Published
- İstanbul : Interfilm İstanbul, [2013]
- Locale
- Turkey
- Other Authors/Editors
- Gerçek, Metin, editor.
Arlıel, Burak Çem, director..
Arlıel, Bahadır, producer.
Noyan, Cemal, producer.
C̦elikcan, Güneş, producer.
Yeşilgün, Deniz, screenwriter.
Zincir, Gökhan, screenwriter.
Göltekin, Alpay, composer.
Altun, Şenol.
Anthony, McKinley.
Barbouth, Albert.
Belirdi, Batur.
Constantin, Cosma.
Interfilm Productions.
Interfilm Istanbul (Firm)
- Notes
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Film crew: Director, Burak Çem Arlıel ; Producers, Bahadir Arlıel, Cemal Noyan, Güneş Çelikcan ; screenplay, Deniz Yeşilgün, Gökhan Zincir ; original music, Alpay Göltekin ; director of photography, Şenol Altun ; cast: McKinley Anthony, Albert Barbouth, Batur Belirdi, Cosma Constantin.
Film originally released in 2011.
Accompanying DVD: PAL, region 2, widescreen, Dolby Digital.
Book in Turkish. Film in French, Turkish, and English with optional English, German and Turkish subtitles.
