Impero ottomano, 1919. La prima guerra mondiale è finita, ma per Joshua Connor le battaglie non sono finite. Dalla nativa Australia, mosso da una promessa, è arrivato a Gallipoli, dove una delle più sanguinose battaglie della prima guerra mondiale gli ha portato via i suoi tre figli. La promessa, fatta alla moglie poco prima che morisse, è quella di trovare i suoi figli, e riportarli a casa per dare loro una degna sepoltura.
La sete di avventura di due giovani corridori australiani, legati da un forte legame di amicizia, li condurrà ad arruolarsi volontariamente nell'esercito inglese durante la prima guerra mondiale. Destinazione: Gallipoli.
The Gallipoli campaign of World War I was so controversial & devastating, it changed the face of battle forever. Using diaries, letters, photographs and memoirs, acclaimed director, Tolga Ornek, traces the personal journeys of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers, from innocence and patriotism to hardship and heartbreak.
The tragedy of Gallipoli is exposed
In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.
The story of the film is about the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915. The film covers the resurrection of Turkey following its defeat in the Balkan War, through depictions of Sergeant Mehmet Ali (Ali Ersan Duru) from Biga, Corporal Seyit and many others. To help Russia and threaten Constantinople, the Allies try to force through the Dardanelles Straight with a large fleet. Through a series of historical sketches, the film documents how they were defeated despite many difficulties and hardships.
Esma, Berk and Hasan are three people who try to escape the troubles of life with the help of a video game called Discovery. These three young people is sucked into the game in a mystical way. They find themselves in the battle of Gallipoli.
In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
This program provides, through 1st hand accounts & contemporary films & photographs, a rare insight into what really happened. Together with meticulously researched stories, it provides a unique analysis of the Gallipoli campaign, including never-seen before interviews with the last 10 Gallipoli Anzacs, rare film footage showing the beach & trenches at Gallipoli.
An overview of one of the greatest disasters of the first World War WWI - the Dardanelles Campaign at Gallipoli, Turkey.