Five Minarets in New York (2010)

Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal", believed to be hiding in there. Working with... See full summary »

Director:

Mahsun Kirmizigül

Writer:

Mahsun Kirmizigül

Stars:

Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Haluk Bilginer	...	Hadji
Danny Glover	...	Marcus
Gina Gershon	...	Maria
Mahsun Kirmizigül	...	Firat
Robert Patrick	...	Becker
Mustafa Sandal	...	Acar
Scott William Winters	...	Jim
Sharrieff Pugh	...	Stephens
Engin Altan Düzyatan	...	Timur (as Engin Altan)
Justine Cotsonas	...	Jasmin
Ryan Silverman	...	Thomas
Laine Rettmer	...	Lisa
William Rueger	...	Priest (as Rev. William Rueger)
Bob Ari	...	Lawyer / Friedman
Hisham Tawfiq	...	High Roller

Storyline

Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal", believed to be hiding in there. Working with the FBI and NYPD, the agents orchestrate the arrest of Hadji Gumus, a well-respected Muslim scholar and family man who years before fled to the United States after being released from a Turkish prison, where he served time for murder. This tale love, friendship, peace and prejudices, takes us on a journey seeking to answer the question of whether innocence or guilt even matters to one who lusts for vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | agent | turkish | istanbul turkey | subway | 

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Taglines:

In the War on Terror... sacrifices must be made. [U.K. Blu-ray]

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [tr]

Country:

Turkey USA

Language:

Turkish English

Release Date:

5 November 2010 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Act of Vengeance

Filming Locations:

Bitlis, Turkey

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boyut Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min 102 min (Blu-ray) (shorter)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Mahsun Kirmizigül worked on this project for 12 years.

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Goofs

(at around 11 mins) When praying in congregation by the East River (at Kent Street, Brooklyn, to be exact), they're facing Southeast, whereas the Qiblah direction in NYC is towards the Northeast. (58 degrees East of geographic North, to be exact.)

User Reviews

Great effort - arguable Islamic premise - but great movie still

This movie spared all effort to put into perspective the authority pursuit of terrorists across the Atlantic. It successfully depicts that despite the claim that war against terrorism is not war against Islam, when vengeance underscore motivation, vindication transcends borders of respects. For a movie, it was well directed, well acted, and the presentation quite successfully moved the audience to experience the multitude of human emotions that filled and colored the characters portrayed in the movie. All in all, this movie is a gem that will give the audience an alternative scenario and perspective in the fight against terrorism, especially given the the theater is filled to the brim with the Hollywood version of anti-terrorism, that are often distorted and certainly one-sided.

This movie attempted to put into light the true Islam, albeit there are fundamental differences to what some may argue as to the 'truer' teachings of Islam would otherwise preach, as opposed to the more secular and somewhat liberated Islam as Turkey is practicing. While the attempt is commendable, the less informed audience may presume this is true of Islam. Case in point, Turkey is about the only country that accepts Muslims marrying Christian. But the well spoken message that a terrorist is automatically a non-Muslim, deserves an applaud.

Needless, this movie is not about teaching. And for the entertainment value, this movie is an outright winner.