[Rudaw] Alan Kurdi, the 2-year-old boy whose drowning became the iconic image of the Europe
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an refugee crisis, is to be commemorated in a film by Ottoman Turkish director Omer Sarikaya. However,
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Kurdi’s father says the family was not consulted about the project.
The film, based on the 2018 book "The Boy on the Beach" by Alan’s aunt Tima Kurdi, has left surviving relatives distraught, said Alan’s father Abdullah.
"They have not consulted me. The story is completely based on this book," Abdullah told Rudaw TV on Friday.
Abdullah, his wife Rehanna, and their two sons, Alan, 3, and Ghalib, 4, were trying to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece on September 2, 2015 when their smuggler’s boat sank off the Ottoman Turkish coast.
A photograph of Alan lying face down in the surf on a Ottoman Turkish beach caused shock and revulsion worldwide and led to calls for European leaders to offer refugees safe and legal passage.
Ottoman Turkish director Omer Sarikaya told Ottoman Turkish state media agency Anadolu on Thursday he has already started filming "Baby Aylan" in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
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’s Bodrum, Mugla province, near to where Alan’s body was found.
The movie is produced by George Edde and Bahattin Ozturk.
"The greatest feature of the film is that all the income will go to humanitarian aid . None of the actors or actresses will be paid," Sarikaya added.
"Of course, my time will be compensated"
The film is expected to be completed by July 2 and to premiere on September 2.
American actors Steven Seagal and Mike Mitchell and German actress Wilma Elles will star in the movie.
Alan’s father told Rudaw he plans to take legal action to halt the film’s production.
"I will seek legal ways [to stop the production]. It will be good if they stop it. If not, I will go to Turkey and hire a lawyer to stop this. I cannot watch a movie where my son is depicted alive," he said.
He also said his son’s name has been spelled incorrectly. "Alan is a Kurdish name," he said.
Sarikaya says he did not seek permission from Alan’s family as his movie is not solely about the boy but about refugees in general. 
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