Alina, the Turkish Assassin

Production began in early 2010. After a long search, Seda Eğridere was cast as the title character.^[3] Consulting director/producer for the film was American director Bobby Roth.^[4] Upon being cast, Eğridere persuaded Roth to shoot parts of the film in her home country.^[5][6] In an interview with Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Roth praised Eğridere's performance and discipline and noted that "I accepted the project and agreed to shoot in Turkey only because I trusted Seda."^[7] The casting process for the male lead actor was diligent and producers had difficulty finding a Turkish actor who spoke English well. Finally, in 2012, Tamer Karadağlı was cast from a large pool of acclaimed Turkish celebrities to star opposite Eğridere.^[8] Egridere was required to speak Russian, Spanish and Arabic,^[9] underwent extensive martial arts training and learned to ride a motorcycle.^[10] She was celebrated for her physical performance and the sex scenes with Tamer Karadağlı generated a lot of buzz.^[11][12][13]

• Alina at IMDb