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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
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Original name: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The movie opens with a fictionalized depiction of a real-life incident: the arrest on July 4, 2003 of 11 Turkish special forces soldiers and 13 civilians by U.S. forces of the 173rd Airborne commanded by Colonel William C. Mayville in the northern Iraqi Kurdish town of Sulaymaniyah. The Turkish soldiers suppose that this is an ordinary visit from their NATO allies. But this time is different.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, political
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, vengeance, danger, politics, espionage, fighting the system, rivalry, allies, daring rescue, turk, war on terror, violent, intelligence, heroes, hostage, undercover, leadership, escapades, society, working undercover, infantrymen, confined, imperialism, state affairs ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
iraq, middle east, turkey, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about heroes, danger, military, soldier, terrorism, battles and deadly mostly in Action, Drama and War genres. Some movies like Valley of the Wolves: Iraq: Live from Baghdad (2002), American Soldiers (2005), The Human Shield (1991), The Situation (2006), Aegis (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 108 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 120 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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