Sean Connery playing in Kurdish movie

KurdishMedia.com - By Vladimir van Wilgenburg | 7/15/2006

The story of one of the most famous Kurdish tribes, the Brukan tribe, is going to hit the screens of Hollywood. The main player will be Sean Connery. The movie will tell about the flight of the members of this tribe, after the attack of the Ottoman army.

The production company of the movie, which is lead by the Kurd Kasim Gultekin, said everything is prepared. The recordings will start in autumn. The budget is currently 5 million dollars. But the company wants to expand it, with the help of foreign investors. "With this movie, we want to let the world know the history of the Kurds", said Kasim Gultekin.

Kasim Gultekin
Sophie Lauren will be playing Fate Xanim wife of Mir Shemdin the chief of Brukans. This will be the Kurdish film shot with the highest budget. In the film there will be other famous actors and artists. Such as Sivan Perwer, Tarik Akan(From Yol and Suru of Y. Guney), Turkish Arabesque star Muslum Gurses, Kurdish musician Brader, Hozan Cane and Kurdish Diva Superstar Rojin. Female actors such as Cigdem Soyulcu and Aylin Coskun will also take part in the movie. Apart from this 3500 figurants, will make their first appearance on the big screen.

Brukan or Brukis forced to immigrate from their traditional homeland Karajadag/Amed region around 1609 by the Ottomans. Brukan are currently over 500.000 inhabitants who live in a wide range of Area in Wan, Qers, Agiri, Caucasus (Revan/Erivan), Iran Xoy, Maku(Eastern Kurdistan) and even in Black Sea Province of Samsun they have over 10 villages in Samsun. They lived in exile mostly until 1922. After 1922 they were able to get back to Northern Kurdistan(Turkey).

Apart from being a historical movie, the movie will actually be a love story between Merdan and Zozan.

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