Film could widen rift with Israel

Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey

Cinemas across Turkey are showing a trailer for an upcoming Turkish action movie based on a true event: the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound, blockade-busting flotilla that killed nine Turkish activists in May.

And if the trailer of the film is any indication, the movie, “The Valley of the Wolves — Palestine,” could worsen tense relations between Turkey and Israel when it is released Jan. 28.

The anti-Israel melodrama is a spinoff of the popular Turkish TV series “Valley of the Wolves,” about an undercover agent — Turkey’s answer to Rambo — who takes on Turkey’s enemies.

This time the superhero, Polat Alemdar, sets out to hunt down the Israeli commander who ordered the raid on the flotilla and avenge the killings.

The TV series caused a row between Turkey and Israel last year.