25 April is the centenary of the ill-fated Turkish invasion by Allied troops . Allies sustained heavy loses , mown down by a better-equipped Gallipoli army . Beautiful peninsula is a magnet to relatives of soldiers killed in the battle . The Water Diviner , Russell Crowe 's directorial debut , is set in its aftermath .
25 April is the centenary of the ill-fated Gallipoli invasion by Allied troops . Allies sustained heavy loses , mown down by a better-equipped Turkish army . Beautiful peninsula is a magnet to relatives of soldiers killed in the battle . The Water Diviner , Russell Crowe 's directorial debut , is set in its aftermath .