Completed - TURKISH, BULGARIAN, ENGLISH - Drama, Action/Adventure, True Story - 141 minutes
The fascinating life story of Naim Süleymanoglu, the legendary Turkish weightlifter who was considered as one of the sport’s greatest athletes and earned his nickname for his stunning strength and diminutive size.
Year of production : 2019 Writer(s) : Barış PIRHASAN Cast : Hayat VAN ECK, Ismail HACIOĞLU, Zerrin TEKINDOR, Taner ÖLMEZ
Being discovered in such a young age, 10 in Bulgaria, his gifted talent turned out to be a blessing and a curse throughout his life. He had to detach from his family, his childhood and committed his life to weight lifting. At the age,15 he had become a world-record holder. He couldn’t stand the cultural assimilation policies of the Bulgarian government so he was brought to Turkey from Australia where he was located for 1986 World Championship, by a special operation which led by then-current Prime Minister of Turkey Turgut Özal and carried out by Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT). His story not only holds victories in it, but there is also a portrait of a hero that became the victim just like the people he is standing up for.
Country(ies) : TURKEY, BULGARIA, AUSTRALIA