Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.
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- 5 wins & 8 nominations total
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- TriviaPhone records in the film were actually recorded with the actors' real parents.
- GoofsStory takes place in 1993 but the song "Gotur Beni Gittigin Yere" performed in the film was written in 1996.
- Quotes
Mete Yüzbasi: If you sleep, you'll die. If you sleep, everyone will die.
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Written by Firat Yukselir
Featured review
The Breath begins almost as a Turkish version of Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. A drill instructor berates a group of young soldiers; telling them that they will all die; especially if they sleep. He says that their mothers will cry when their bodies are sent home for burial. He asks one of the boys if he has a girlfriend. When he answers yes, the commander says, not anymore, and while you are fighting for your country, she will find a new boyfriend.
The platoon is sent to a dangerous mountain region at the Iraqi border to stop the radical Kurdistan Workers Party. The Turkish soldiers learn quickly that they are canon fodder for their government; a fairly universal theme everywhere. The battle scenes are well made and as military films go, The Breath is one of the better ones that I've seen. Director Levent Semerci make you really care what happens to the brave young men.
The platoon is sent to a dangerous mountain region at the Iraqi border to stop the radical Kurdistan Workers Party. The Turkish soldiers learn quickly that they are canon fodder for their government; a fairly universal theme everywhere. The battle scenes are well made and as military films go, The Breath is one of the better ones that I've seen. Director Levent Semerci make you really care what happens to the brave young men.
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $15,291,338
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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