120

120 (2008)

120

Als 1914 der Erste Weltkrieg ausbricht und Russland die Türkei angreift, muss Münire (Özge Özberk) auf die Heirat mit Süleyman (Cansel Elcin) verzichten. Denn ihr Verlobter dient als Offizier in der Armee, die mit Mann und Maus das Land verteidigt. Doch Süleymans Landjägerdivision, die an der Grenze die Stellung hält, geht die Munition aus. Da niemand sonst zur Verfügung steht, sollen 120 Dorfkinder den Nachschub über die verschneiten Berge tragen.

Erscheinungsdatum
2008-02-15
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (57)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 54 Min.
Genres
Historie, Drama, Kriegsfilm
Regie
Özhan Eren, Murat Saraçoğlu

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

120 is a 2008 Turkish war film directed by Murat Saraçoğlu and Özhan Eren based on the true story of 120 children who died in 1915 carrying ammunition for the Battle of Sarikamish against the Russians during World War I. The film went on general release across Turkey on February 15, 2008 and is one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2008.

Production

Writer, producer and co-director Özhan Eren, an expert on the Caucasus Campaign in World War I, who came across the story of the 120 boys while doing the research for his bestselling The Road to Sarıkamış (Turkish: Sarıkamış'a Giden Yol), spent three years preparing for the film.

I adore period movies... this is what stimulates me about the movie... The authentic historical scenario of the movie is one of the features that make the film exceptional. We show what our ancestors sacrificed -- and under which conditions -- for the country. There may not be many battle scenes, but there certainly is emotion around every corner. It is about the heroism of 120 children.

It is a theme I have stressed for years. We went through unique battles and pretty hard days as a nation. However, we are somehow unsuccessful in making movies out of them. We are unable to tell our history to the coming generations... We experienced calamities. In each home we have a martyr. These [stories] have to be told, and '120' is a crucial project in this respect. It will be tiring for me, but it is worth it.

The film, which received a record amount of support from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was shot over two years in harsh conditions on location in Safranbolu, Van and Istanbul, Turkey. When heavy snow, expected in Van for the winter settings of the film, failed to arrive, 20 trucks, two loaders and 30 staff members had to be hired to bring 300 tons of snow from Çaldıran to Van for several scenes.

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