But It is funny that some of the characters would speak Armenian since nobody understands it and everybody thinks it is Turkish, also some of the Armenian's Turkish accent was really hilarious.
As an American who ...( 1 year ago by erkekler)
As an American who speaks Turkish and lived in Istanbul, I can tell you this movie was extremely biased and in no way accurately reflects the character of the Turkish people.
Billy Hayes later regretted the distortions of Oliver Stone and Alan Parker.
the thing is that ...( 1 year ago by azmhyr)
the thing is that he was not raped in the jail.
he got 5 years... ...( 1 year ago by kvbrock82)
he got 5 years... extended to 40 on appeal when he was approaching the end of his 5 years.. thats what broke him
that's what he says ...( 1 year ago by 1timealco)
that's what he says.
Nearly all men who have been raped deny it ever happened.
Do anyone think it ...( 1 year ago by armoniamg59)
Do anyone think it is the same in Guantanamo?
he was never raped ...( 1 year ago by olha29)
he was never raped but he agreed on sexual relations to other inmates
Not raped. They got ...( 1 year ago by AmbientMusic)
Not raped. They got it on willingly, at least in the movie version. Oh my.
I got arrested in ...( 11 months ago by sarcoptscab)
I got arrested in WASHINGTON DC for driving without license. DIDN'T EAT for 53 hours, slept in cold jail in winter and didn't make a phone call. My family opened a file on FBI, posted "missing person" posters. Called about 30 hospital. I saw 300 people in jail , 100 for traffic court. Only me and one guy has blood on him were white others were black or Spanish. See the discrimination. %100 of the drivers were black in the US?
"Do anyone think it ...( 11 months ago by Turksarebarbarians)
"Do anyone think it is the same in Guantanamo?'
Do you want us to believe the guys in Guantanamo got there for hiding a little hashish in their turbans?
"As an American who ...( 11 months ago by Turksarebarbarians)
"As an American who speaks Turkish and lived in Istanbul, I can tell you this movie was extremely biased and in no way accurately reflects the character of the Turkish people."
I would rather think the movie is about the oppressive Turkish legal and political system, not about what you call the "Turkish people". Turkey's political system is backward, inhumane and tyrannical as Billy's fate shows.
sorry, but have you ...( 10 months ago by josesaverio)
sorry, but have you ever seen the film?? there is one boy arrested because he has stolen 2 candles!
Every civilized ...( 10 months ago by AetusLeucocephalus)
Every civilized person get disgusted by Hayes' treatment in turkey. What nobody can understand, is why the Turks here try to defend the barbaric behavior of the Turkish Oficials. It looks like nothing has changed in that country since then. SHAME!
Well, due process ...( 9 months ago by joeyandphyllis)
Well, due process has been denied the prisoners at Guantanamo, so we don't actually KNOW why some of them are there....it's no different.
GET OVER IT !!! its ...( 9 months ago by KATSLAPPER1)
GET OVER IT !!! its a fuckin movie people !!!
Hayes himself has ...( 8 months ago by NESHero)
Hayes himself has said that the movie over dramatised the whole thing, ( im not Turkish btw, im Australian) but i have nothing against Turkish people, jail in united states is prolly worse then Turkey.
I aint Turkish but ...( 8 months ago by NESHero)
I aint Turkish but this movie just fiction, but BASED on a true story, this is not the real turkey.
I dont get this: ...( 7 months ago by Andre2010)
I dont get this: why didnt the real hayes admit right after the movie release that it was a complete exaggeration? Why wait til 1998to do that?
I think people get ...( 7 months ago by 2300SKIDOO)
I think people get upset because the premise is based on an actual incidents, the thing is that the liberties that have been taken play up the violence and denigrate Turkish people and there great culture. Being a Canadian, i can see both perspectives, the American can do no wrong we rule the world crap attitude, ect. However the Turkish systems sentencing him to life after already handing down a reasonable sentence was overkill-not to mention the prison conditions.
What happend to Max ...( 5 months ago by jammo2006)
What happend to Max? was there a max? does anyone know?
So many Americans ...( 4 months ago by Aarontlondon)
So many Americans like you are SO deluded through ignorance and lack of knowledge!
You must know the film was based on a true story but is really fiction! It falsely depicts all Turks as barbaric.
So many Americans don't know a thing about the world further than the coasts of California and Maine. Have you been to Turkey, or seen Turkish prisons, I think not! Did you consider t he 25% rape rate and brutality in American prisons before you judged the prisons of countries abroad?I think not!
Why does it say ...( 3 months ago by MOONST0MP)
Why does it say Billy was 20 years old? In the book he says he was 23 when he got aressted? how can they get this wrong?
IT is the real ...( 2 months ago by KutasusWielgus)
IT is the real turkey!
check out an irish ...( 3 weeks ago by medhavinimai)
check out an irish movie called "song for a raggy boy ".
Nearly all men who have been raped deny it ever happened.
You must know the film was based on a true story but is really fiction! It falsely depicts all Turks as barbaric. So many Americans don't know a thing about the world further than the coasts of California and Maine. Have you been to Turkey, or seen Turkish prisons, I think not! Did you consider t
he 25% rape rate and brutality in American prisons before you judged the prisons of countries abroad?I think not!