Born of Fire (1987)

A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.

Director:

Jamil Dehlavi

Writers:

Rafiq Abdullah (screenplay), Jamil Dehlavi (story)

Stars:

Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley, Stefan Kalipha

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Firth	...	Paul Bergson
Suzan Crowley	...	The Woman
Stefan Kalipha	...	Bilal
Oh-Tee	...	Master Musician
Nabil Shaban	...	The Silent One
Jean Ainslie	...	Mother
Peter Penry-Jones	...	The Manager
Morris Perry	...	The Director
Richard Bebb	...	Newsreader
Ziya Derien	...	Dervish
Tamer Eshel	...	Dervish
Ismet Arasan	...	Dervish
Cemal Uzunoglu	...	Dervish
Guner Gulbahar	...	Dervish
Asaf Erguner	...	Musician

Storyline

A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | flute | genie | independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Macht des Feuers

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dehlavi Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
The Woman: Do you have any tickets left, please?

User Reviews

Amateur hour at the surrealist factory

First the good ... The landscapes and architecture in the film are absolutely beautiful which makes it all the sadder that nothing was made of them This folly ( of the uninteresting kind ) plays out like a flat episode of 1980s Doctor Who ... Peter Firth does his best with what he has to work with, but with a director that obviously hasn't got a clue he isn't able to salvage anything. The story and script may well have come from a really interesting source but the writing and assembly is completely incompetent Somebody mentioned that it could be played and appreciated silent ... I think they are right ... It would be more worthwhile silent as it would seem like there was a possibility of something good going one here Oh and the lead actress ... Well ... It seems like she may have just stepped out of "Acting for television - 1 " ... Abysmal The little man however was fabulous