Nefes: Vatan sagolsun (2009)

Director:

Levent Semerci

Writers:

M. Ilker Altinay (writer)
Hakan Evrensel (book)

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (Turkey)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

Tagline:

If you fall asleep, you die...

Plot:

Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station. |

Plot Keywords:

Book | One Word Title | Poetry | Ambush | 1990s

Cast

Birce Akalay	...	The wife of Cpt. Mete
Ibrahim Akoz	...	Ibo
Serkan Altintas	...	Vedat Dinckaya
Ertunc Atar	...	Ertunc
Okan Avci	...	The dispatch rider of First Lieutenant Baris
Baris Aydin	...	Cemil
Baris Bagci	...	First Lieutenant Baris
Engin Baykal	...	Radio Op. Srg. Sedat
Muharrem Bayrak	...	Mami
Cem Bilgin	...	Cemo
Ekin Bulut	...	Ekin Bulut
Hakan Bulut	...	Hakan
Tahsin Omer Cetin	...	Omer
Banu Çiçek
Cuneyt Deniz	...	Cuneyt
Utku Duman	...	Utku
Engin Hepileri	...	Taksideki Adam
Mete Horozoglu	...	Cpt. Mete
Koray Kaya	...	Koray
Ilker Kizmaz	...	Srg. Ilker
Ozgur Eren Koc	...	Resul
Melih Kokucu	...	Melih Kokucu
Dogukan Polat	...	Dogukan
Doruk Sengezer	...	Doruk
Riza Sonmez	...	Doctor
Ozan Tekcan	...	Ozi
Goktay Tosun	...	Srg. Goktay
Emre Yetim	...	Emre

Also Known As:

The Breath (International: English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

Turkey:128 min

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Antalya, Turkey

Company:

Creavidi

Trivia:

Events depicted in the film are loosely based on the "Derecik Attack" on 27 September 1992 where 33 soldiers were killed by PKK terrorists in a major offence. On 29 September 1992 the 200 terrorists who participated in the station attack were neutralized.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Story takes place in 1993 but the song "Gotur Beni Gittigin Yere" performed in the film was written in 1996.

Quotes:

Mete Yüzbasi: Have you ever been in a fight lieutenant? Do you know how Kanas sounds? First you hear a slight whistle and then boom.
[hits the stove with his knife]
Mete Yüzbasi: If you get to her that, it means you're good. But those who can't, tough luck.

Soundtrack:

Gotur Beni Gittigin Yere

Significant

Nefes is first of its kind in Turkey. Through the eyes of a small brigade of soldiers stationed at the border, the film examines the armed conflict that has been going on for more than 30 years in south-eastern Turkey.

Set on the high mountains of southern Turkey, the landscape provides a stunning and poetic backdrop. The seclusion, hardship and the tragedy these people had to endure is central to the story.

The film has its minor flaws but nevertheless it is effective in putting the audience in the shoes of these soldiers. And it is specifically significant to the Turkish citizens; for they will have a chance to truly empathize with those who rendered services in the region.