FILM · 2006 · TURKEY

Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak

Directed by

Serdar Akar

Runtime

122 min

Studio

Pana Film

9 archived facts · 2 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

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.

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1. #001

   Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak was filmed in the Nizip district of Gaziantep.

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2. #002

   With a budget of 14 million dollars, Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak is the most expensive Turkish-made film after Fetih 1453.

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3. #003

   Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak was the first film prepared specially for Turkey's 83rd anniversary of its founding.

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4. #004

   Because of its subject matter, Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak led to a verbal question being submitted to Foreign Minister Condoleezza Rice in the United States House of Representatives.

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5. #005

   The film's screenwriter, Bahadır Özdener, described the production as 'a kind of political act' and stated that 60-70 percent of what was shown on screen was true.

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6. #006

   Director Serdar Akar expressed the view that the film should develop a dialogue between religions.

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7. #007

   Necati Şaşmaz won an award in the Best Cinema Actor category.

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8. #008

   Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak received the Box Office Germany (Bogey) Award in Germany and was shown in 65 cinemas in its Turkish version with German subtitles.

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9. #009

   The film's production company was Pana Film; its screenplay was written by Bahadır Özdener and Raci Şaşmaz, and Raci Şaşmaz served as producer.

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