Required viewing in Turkish Military academies in Izmir.
The Mountain is one of the most profitable films in Turkish film in terms of budget to proceeds ratio.
Selected and shown as a part of Harvard University Kennedy School, Middle East Initiative, it was the first Turkish film to be exhibited in such a manner.
The scenes were shot in -15 C degrees and the snow depth was over 3 meters.
Shot with a skeleton crew of 8 people, at times dropping to 5 people during blizzards and adverse weather conditions shot at slopes 13,000 feet high.