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 36:11 and 42:42) The two congregations (by the East River and in the mosque) are in wrong format. Every rank behind the imam should be aligned, straight, continuous and extend on both sides till it reaches an obstacle (wall, column, etc.)

User Reviews

weak yet promising

After seeing the trailers and all media coverage I couldn't help increasing my expectations. Quite frankly Mahsun couldn't managed to meet most of them..first of all, why all those gaps and shallowness! It's like a music video rather than a film, Mahsun does only touches the main story but never goes deep in it.. time to Be more original man if you want to speak out international, sorry but having one third of film and cast in English never HELPs. Despite all, I still think he will learn from his mistake and make better films,but I wish he didn't and doesn't go that much commercial and cliché. After all, cinema is not about SHOUTING OUT the message, it's an art of conveying the message and let the audience figure it out..