ov ac ▁ ▁as ▁Al mir ▁ ▁Mira j ▁Gr bi ć ▁as ▁Nikol ai ▁ ▁Em re ▁Kar ak oc ▁as ▁Sam et ▁▁ ▁F at ma ▁Kar an fil ▁as ▁H ac er ▁ ▁H san ▁Ni hat ▁Kur k cu ▁as ▁A dem ▁ ▁S aba ▁Me h ri ▁as ▁Mel tem ▁ ▁As ja ▁Pav lov ic ▁as ▁Ir ina ▁ ▁Sad z ida ▁Set ic ▁as ▁S asha ’ s ▁mother ▁ ▁Can an ▁U z un ▁as ▁Z ey ne p ▁ ▁Y un us ▁Em re ▁Y ild ir imer ▁as ▁Har un ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁To ▁shoot ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁film ▁Sel am , ▁it ▁took ▁ 2 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁be ▁made . ▁Once ▁the ▁movie ▁had ▁its ▁fundamental ▁elements ▁to ▁start ▁shooting , ▁it ▁took ▁only ▁ 2 ▁months ▁for ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁drama ▁Sel am . ▁Even ▁though ▁Sel am ’ s ▁country ▁of ▁origin ▁is ▁Turkey , ▁it ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁many ▁different ▁locations ▁such ▁as ▁Turkey ▁itself , ▁Afghan istan , ▁Sen eg al , ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁Sel am ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁Turkish ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁in ▁ 3 ▁contin ents . ▁ ▁Release ▁dates ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁in ▁Turkey ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Later ▁on , ▁Sel am ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Netherlands ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁