Turkish Passport (film)

Turkish Passport
Directed by Burak Arliel
Written by Deniz Yeşilgün, Gökhan Zincir
Music by Alpay Göltekin, Alp Yenier
Distributed by Filmpot
Release dates
  • May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country  Turkey
Language Turkish, English & French

Turkish Passport is a 2011 Turkish documentary directed by Burak Arliel.

The film competed in the 'European Documentary' category at the European Independent Film Festival 2012.[1]

Synopsis

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 Nazi concentration camps or took them off the trains that were taking them to the 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 Based on the testimonies of witnesses who traveled to Istanbul to find safety, Turkish Passport also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of rescue and bring to light the events of the time. The diplomats saved not only the lives of Turkish Jews, but also rescued foreign Jews condemned to a certain death by giving them Turkish passports. In this dark period of history, their actions lit the candle of hope and allowed these people to travel to Turkey, where they found light. Through interviews conducted with surviving Jews who had boarded the trains traveling from France to Turkey, and talks with the diplomats and their families who saved their lives, the film demonstrates that "as long as good people are ready to act, evil cannot overcome".

Awards and coverage at festivals

References

  1. ↑ The European Independent Film Festival
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