Pretty bad and historically disrespectful

Rating: 2/10 (25 December 2017)

The water diviner with his sixth sense and his superior martial skills make this movie pretty bad. Historical inaccuracies and distortions make it plainly disturbing.
The time this movie takes place is very special for the Ottoman Empire. Before WWI the empire was probably the most multicultural country of that time. Gallipoli is the greek name of the city, at least this is shown in the movie, Turks use a different name. After the war, Turkish nationalism and religious fanaticism rose significantly. Hate and crimes towards Greek, Armenian and Assyrian citizens started during the war and reached the point of genocide. All we see in this movie is how the Turkish suffered from the Greek invasion which started in 1919. 6-7 years after the Turks had set in motion their ethnic cleansing. Yes, of course this bred too much hate from Greeks towards Turks. Greeks are shown as a pile of dirty and purely evil criminals attacking "all innocent" Turks, no comment, no context.
A couple years later Turks achieved their ethnic cleansing and the Ottoman Empire became Turkey. Turkey still doesn't recognise these genocides, although many countries do, such as Germany and Netherlands.
Movie ending: "This film is dedicated to all those who remain lost and nameless and who live on in the hearts and memories of their families" is just too disrespectful considering these.