Night of Blindness
The military junta seized parliamentary rule on September 12, 1980.Hundreds of thousands of people have been arrested across the country and torture and executions continue.Leaders of various trade unions, associations and student organizations, who are being pursued by the intelligence services, are seeking ways to illegally leave Turkey's borders.
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The military junta seized parliamentary rule on September 12, 1980. Hundreds of thousands of people have been arrested across the country and torture and executions continue. Leaders of various trade unions, associations and student organizations, who are being pursued by the intelligence services, are seeking ways to illegally leave Turkey's borders. Intelligence units are turning a blind eye to a pirate action to trap the leaders. New film by Reis Çelik.
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- Release date
- Jun 14, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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- Language
- Turkish
- Country
- Turkey
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