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Children of Gallipoli gave NZ viewers, for the first time, a Turkish view of the Gallipoli story. Produced for TVNZ and Turkish TV, the documentary focuses on four young people, two Turks and two New Zealanders, all descended from men who fought at Gallipoli in 1915. Travelling to Turkey, the New Zealanders explore the battle site and meet the other two participants and together, they gain an insight into the grim reality of what their ancestors went through. Seeing it through their eyes charges the film with a strong emotional resonance. 

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From the director by Anna Cottrell 21.04.2009

I was asked by Ninox to make a documentary that included New Zealand's last Gallipoli veterans. When David Baldock told me that Les Leach was 99 and Doug Dibley 100 I was daunted! They ...

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A Perspective by Richard King 21.04.2009

More than just another historical documentary about Gallipoli, Anna Cottrell's film Children of Gallipoli not only gives us a Turkish take on the battle, but views the event through ...

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 Anna Cottrell
 Paul Sutorius
 Irene Gardiner

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