According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah under the title “1915: Joint pain Anatolia”, a new Hollywood production “will try to portray the tragedies of war at the Armenian 
deportation from an objective point of view.” According to the newspaper “it is the first time that the 1915 incidents have been adapted into a screenplay and emphasizes the fact that the pain and grief caused by the Armenian deportation was not only suffered by the Armenians but all the nations of Anatolia who lived together at that time. “
“The film will focus on a love story that blossomed amidst the harsh extraordinary conditions during the First World War and will represent how different ethnic groups, including Turks, Armenians and Kurds, among other various ethnic minorities lived together in peace and harmony. Differences and conflict that began when the war broke out not only caused damage to the Armenians, but the Kurds and the Turks and this will be the main theme of the film, “says Sabah.
Although the script has been kept secret, the Sabah newspaper was able to obtain more information about the film. The film is not funded or sponsored by a specific company or a government institution and is the work of a Hollywood production company, which has not yet been named.
The company contacted the office of Turkish Prime Minister, saying that the idea sprang the speech of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 23, when he spoke of the incident in 1915 as “joint pain” of two countries.
The film will be located in the province of Van, located in eastern Anatolia and star Kate Winslet played the role of an Armenian nurse serving in the multi-cultural and multi-religious society of the time. Shooting is scheduled to take place on the island of Akdamar and in the provinces of Van, Erzurum and Agri.
No information could be obtained on the film’s budget. The name of Mark Whalberg appeared as partner Kate Winslet.
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