"We (Turks & Greeks) are the two nations who can extend a hand to each other in the good and bad days," said AKP MP Egemen Bagis, who is also the head of the Advisory Board of the Istanbul 2010 European Culture Capital Initiative Group.

“What should the two nations do is to maintain their relations, established for the first time by Ataturk and Venizelos”, he added.

On the other hand, Greek Ambassador to Turkey George Yennimatas said, "Kurtulus is a story of humanity and affection."

Demo Production team, comprised of 25 people and headed by Erhan Cerrahoglu, shot the documentary in two years. The documentary also shows the hunger faced in Greece in the years 1941 and 1942.

The film includes interviews and images of the sunken ship.

"Kurtulus" ship was a symbol of Turkish-Greek friendship, and sank on January 19th, 1942 when it was returning to Turkey from Greece. Until it sank, it carried 298 tons of onions, 168 tons of potatoes, 528 tons of chickpea, 393 tons of peas, 80 tons of eggs, and thousands of tons of other types of foodstuff to Greece.