Kurtuluş: The Steamship That Carried Peace (2006)

Genre

documentary film

Country

Turkey

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of a Turkish steamship that sank in 1942 while carrying food aid to Greece during the Nazi occupation and the Great Famine. It is based on research by a Turkish filmmaker and focuses on the ship's mission and its loss.

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What happens

The Steamship That Carried Peace (Turkish: Barışı Taşıyan Vapur) is a documentary film about the Turkish steamship SS Kurtuluş, that sank in 1942 in the Marmara Sea while taking food aid to Greece under Nazi occupation and suffering the Great Famine. The film was based on the research by Turkish writer-researcher-film director Erhan Cerrahoğlu and debuted on June 1, 2006 in Istanbul. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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