Still, the film has apparently created such a mass hysteria in the Turkish community that everyone feels they have to see it to keep up. There wasnt even any applause at the end. A Turkish guest even asked out loud whether the film wasnt laying it on a bit thick. Nobody yelled ∺llah is great and no one joined in with the Turkish national anthem. During a recent showing in the southern German town of Kehl, not everyone stayed until the credits. Many of the reviews Im aware of have ignored the anti-Semitic undertones and sketchy plot to focus on a lively audience that cheers, screams and applauds - and would probably like to sprint home during the showing to grab a gun and come to the aid of the main character.

The Turkish government should have distanced itself from this film to demonstrate its opposition to anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism. Turkey was the first country with a Muslim majority that was recognized by Israel and the Ottomans gladly accepted Jewish refugees from Spain during the Inquisition. To many, they are known as the Turkish Schindlers. As a Turkish diplomat in Rhodos, he saved the lives of many Jews during the Nazi era, as did the then-ambassador in Marseille, Necdet Kent. Turkish youth would be better served to watch ∽esperate Hours, a film about the life of Selahattin Ülkümen. The ostracism of suicide bombers could be seen as positive were it not such a blatant and simplistic portrayal of good and evil. Islam, naturally, is depicted as the opposite - a religion of peace and mercy. The film makes Christians and Jews appear as repugnant, conspiratorial holy warriors hoping to use blood-drenched swords to expand or reclaim the empire of their god. Its hard to believe that the film is shown with no age limit in Turkey (but has an 18-and-over rating in Germany). Another traditionally dressed Jew with ringlets of hair (in northern Iraq!) leaves the area at the first sign of danger. The doctor who peddles organs is a Jew who selects his victims as if in a concentration camp before readying their organs for export to the US and Israel. The Americans atrocities include attacking a wedding and killing the groom as well as a child - in front of its mother of course - before relishing in the torture of any survivors. This film portrays the Kurds of northern Iraq as puppets of the Americans and as a motley crew of dirty, cowardly soldiers with the exception of one soldier who (what else?) sides with the Turks. SPIEGEL Media Menü SPIEGEL Media aufklappen.

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