Midnight Express truth revealed by Alinur Part-1

This interview reveals the truth behind the story of the movie "Midnight Express". Billy Hayes is interviewed by Alinur Velidedeoğlu in 1999 cannes film festival

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Midnight
• Express
• Alinur
• Velidedeoğlu
• Billy
• Hayes
• Allen
• Parker
• Oliver
• Stone

[smith077906]

Im an English man living in Turkey and I tell you this, Turkey is a much better place than England. The Turks are very hospitable and really make you feel at home, shame I cant say the same about England, Dont believe what you watch on TV, The government wants you to be scared so u keep paying their taxes, come and see for yourself!!!!

[erszebet]

@getfitdit no there'sn...oh hang on, dammit getfitfit, what you doing in my back garden :))

[EthemD]

Respect for Billy Hayes for genuinely expressing his thought about Turkey and their people. Shame on the director of the movie Midnight Express (Oliver Stone) - he put the image of Turkish people and Turkey in sacrifice for his own success. Propaganda to make prisons look bad is alright, but not if it is exaggerated to the point of becoming a misportrayal of and an insult to a nation and their people. And no, it's not right to rebel against a foreign nation in this way - it is more detrimental.

[BullnBearAnalytics]

@ThinkFastBoom93 Oh believe me broter, Turkey in the late 70's was not a place to be happy and free. Trust me, I am Turkish and I know this as fact.

[KageShadows]

@afghi420 Funny. You sarcastically call me "smart" because I use common sense. Try to use your common sense too. The show was released by a pretty well known network. For one, people that are interviewed for these shows don't even see the editing work. They are not cameramen nor are they producers. They often do not even see the show in its entirety until it is released on the air. You don't know what they left in or took out. You sound ignorant. Stop talking out of your ass.

[afghi420]

@KageShadows You are so smart, that is exactly why i do it. It makes me feel better about myself to talk about some dickhead who i saw once on the National Geographic channel. And i know he talked about Patrick earlier in the show, the guy died because of him so it was sort of an important part of the story. And im sure the editor just chose for some reason to edit out a few seconds of him saying something about his friend, if i killed my friend i would make the editor include it. thats just me

[ThinkFastBoom93]

I liked this film because of all the acting all other cinematic aspects but I have to say that the film really portrayed Turkey as some sort of hell zone which Im sure isn't true at all D: i'm not turkish but i really want to go to Turkey because I hear of all good things about the place. the film did well to portray a prison but I wish the filmmakers didn't give such Turkey such a undeserving image ): .

[KageShadows]

@afghi420 He talked about Patrick earlier in the show and how he regretted it... and you do know that they do something to shows called "editing", don't you? Editors arrange interviews and shows they way they want to when its put on the air... so you don't know if he talked more about his friend or not. People are always so quick to judge another person's reactions and what they say when they haven't even gone through them. Probably makes people feel better about themselves....

[lesterclaypool1]

@smith077906

Billy Hayes Turkey was a little different than the Turkey of today. You can't compare your modern experiences to what was going on in the upheaval of the 70's although, to be fair, the Turkish people, themselves, have always been lovely.

[marcelopepinho]

For those ones who don't know Turkeys must got there ...it's the best and safest place on earth...

[afghi420]

During that little crying spell at the end of the show locked up abroad he goes on about how it affected his father, and the pain he caused his family. Yet he left out ol' Patrick, remember ol' Patrick, the guy who died for you. He paid a big price too during your little escapades.