Turkish Passport (2011)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 21, 2011Release Date
Turkish Passport (2011)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 21, 2011Release Date
Plot.
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. Whether they pulled them out of camps or took them off trains that were taking them to concentration camps, the diplomats, in the end, ensured that the Jews, who were Turkish citizens, could return to Turkey and thus be saved. Based on the testimonies of witnesses, who traveled to Istanbul to find safety, the Turkish Passport also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of rescue and bring to light the events of the time.
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony McKinley
SS Officer
Albert Barbouth
ALBERT BARBOUTH
Batur Belirdi
Nesim Arditti
Cosma Constantin
FIKRET OZDOGANCI
Meta Akkuş
Director
Burak Arlıel
Director
Senol Altun
Director of Photography
Deniz Yesilgun
Writer
Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Filming LocationsTurkey
Genres
Wiki.
Turkish Passport is a 2011 Turkish film directed by Burak Arliel that purports to tell the story of rescue of Jews during the Holocaust by Turkish diplomats. It was promoted as "the only Holocaust film with a happy ending".The historical accuracy of the film has been criticized, for presenting unsubstantiated accounts of rescue. Historian Marc David Baer calls it a "propaganda film". Turkish-born historian Uğur Ümit Üngör states that the film is "based on manipulation, mystification, and misrepresentation".