Turkish Passport (2011)
- Directed by
- Meta Akkuş, Burak Arlıel
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary-drama claims to show how Turkish diplomats rescued Jews during the Holocaust. It presents these events as a rare happy outcome in Holocaust history.
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What happens
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 film competed in the 'European Documentary' category at the European Independent Film Festival 2012. 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". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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