Five Minarets in New York (2010)

Director:

Mahsun Kirmizigül

Writer:

Mahsun Kirmizigül (written by)

Release Date:

3 November 2010 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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"...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Agent | Turkish | Istanbul Turkey | Subway

Cast

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
James Chen	...	Agent Lee
Michael Olajide Jr.	...	Sugar Kane
James P. Anderson	...	FBI Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohammed J. Ali	...	Bike Messenger
Grace Capra	...	Pedestrian
Peter Conboy	...	Prison Guard
Ozer Hilmi	...	Baki
Dave Neal	...	FBI Swat Team
Ümit Okur	...	Hamza (voice)
Bejay Rose	...	High Roller
Onur Ünsal	...	Hadji's Brother
Hüseyin Avni Danyal	...	Police Chief (uncredited)
Erturk Konca	...	Congregation Member (uncredited)
Ernest Rayford	...	Noah (uncredited)
Suna Selen	...	Hadji's Mother (uncredited)

Directed by
Mahsun Kirmizigül

Writing credits
Mahsun Kirmizigül		(written by)

Produced by
Mevlut Akkaya	....	co-producer
Murat Tokat	....	producer

Original Music by
Tevfik Akbasli
Yildiray Gürgen
Mahsun Kirmizigül

Cinematography by
James Gucciardo

Film Editing by
Mustafa Presheva

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
John El Manahi
Veli Kahraman

Art Direction by
Carmen Cardenas

Set Decoration by
Meral Efe
Maia Rose

Costume Design by
Michael Bevins
Funda Buyuktunalioglu

Makeup Department
Bobby Diehl	....	hair department head
Wendy Evans	....	additional hair stylist
Michelle Kearns	....	additional make-up artist
Mia Neal	....	additional hair stylist
Lauzanne Nel	....	additional make-up artist
Susan Schectar	....	hairstylist for Gina Gershon
Susan Schectar	....	key hair stylist
Diana Solomon	....	key makeup artist
Nicole Wodowski	....	makeup department head
Leo Won	....	additional make-up artist

Production Management
Menderes Demir	....	unit production manager
T.J. Federico	....	production supervisor: New York
Marco Henry	....	unit production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mevlut Akkaya	....	second unit director
Inna Braude	....	second assistant director: New York
Yesim Citak	....	second assistant director
Seliha Karatas	....	assistant director: continuity
Melisa Kurtay	....	second assistant director
Burak Müjdeci	....	second second assistant director
Bige Onal	....	trainee assistant director
Emin Firat Ovur	....	second second assistant director
Kevin Pazmino	....	second second assistant director: New York
Murat Senoy	....	first assistant director
Ahmet T. Uygun	....	first assistant director
Atilla Salih Yücer	....	first assistant director: New York

Art Department
Serhat Altinen	....	art assistant
Dincber Altun	....	art assistant
Matthew Amenta	....	property master
Jamie Arbuckle	....	assistant props
Neslihan Arslan	....	art department assistant
John Bellotti Jr.	....	scenic artist
Jyota Bertrang	....	additional props
Huseyin Beyaz	....	assistant property master
Mike Biskupski	....	props
Peter Bundrick	....	head carpenter
Cemal Cengiz	....	art assistant
Dogan Coban	....	art assistant
Ekrem Defterli	....	art assistant
Bahattin Demirkol	....	art assistant
Mehuarrem Eliacik	....	art assistant
Mustafa Erdem	....	art assistant
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator
James Holroyd	....	additional props
Nihat Karacol	....	art assistant
Sila Karakaya	....	art department assistant
James Kelleher	....	set dresser
Laura Lerner	....	scenic charge
Jason Lewin	....	set dresser
Michael 'Winn' Lewis	....	art intern
Michael B. Lewis	....	set decoration production assistant
Michele Mayas	....	camera scenic
Carlton McClarence	....	set dresser
Michael Miller	....	key construction grip
Daniel Neroda	....	set dresser
Cihat Ozcanbay	....	art assistant
Cihat Ozcanbay	....	assistant property master
Erkan Ozdem	....	assistant art director
Hatice Ozden	....	assistant property master
Bob Provenzano	....	leadman
Lee Shevett	....	key construction grip
John Shimrock	....	scenic artist
Songul Sonmez	....	art assistant
Malcolm Sonsire	....	set dresser
Celal Turan	....	art assistant
Mehmet Turgut	....	art assistant
Nicholas Tzorzis	....	set dresser
Billy Vann	....	second construction grip
Mecra Yazici	....	art assistant
Cem Yildirim	....	art assistant
Turgut Yorganci	....	art assistant

Sound Department
Aziz Acar	....	dubbing director
Seckin Akyildiz	....	boom operator
Junior Cyrus Baron	....	additional boom operator
Cody Biles	....	sound effects editor
Adam Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Dembinski	....	sound utility
Murat Denizkaya	....	sound assistant
Kate Driscoll	....	sound utility
Mustafa Durma	....	foley mixing
Fritz Francois	....	additional sound utility
Christopher Friel	....	boom operator
Graham Gardner	....	boom operator
Sonat Hancer	....	boom operator
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Thomas W. Jordan	....	sound mixer
Serkan Koseoglu	....	foley mixer
Serkan Koseoglu	....	sound effects editor
Fatih Ragbet	....	dialogue editor
Danton Tanimura	....	sound pre-mix
Buket Topalakci Biles	....	post sound coordinator (as Buket Topalakci)
Burak Topalakci	....	supervising sound editor
Meltem Baytok Topalakci	....	foley artist
Ilkay Tulun	....	boom operator
Cem Usalan	....	boom operator
Onur Yavuz	....	sound mixer
Tolga Yelekci	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Andrew Mortelliti	....	special effects foreman
Murat Sengül	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Osvaldo Andreaus	....	rotoscope artist
Omer Serif Bilsel	....	compositor
Ella Boliver	....	digital compositor
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	compositor
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	visual effects supervisor
Sanem Z. Kayhan	....	visual effects producer
John Mangia	....	digital compositor
Pascal Nowak	....	digital colorist
Alper Oktay	....	digital compositor
Baran Sabuncuoglu	....	digital compositor
Bulent Tanoba	....	film scanning

Stunts
Mohammed J. Ali	....	stunt performer
Mike Biskupski	....	stunt driver
Mike Burke	....	stunt driver
Kadir Calpan	....	stunt double
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Chris Colombo	....	stunts
Serkan Doner	....	stunt coordinator
Roy Farfel	....	stunt driver
Declan Mulvey	....	stunt driver
Carl Anthony Nespoli	....	stunt cop
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator
Fatih Ugurlu	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Caner Aksoy	....	grip
Ali Altinisik	....	b camera focus puller
Eli Aronoff	....	additional camera operator
Eli Aronoff	....	behind-the-scenes camera
Mustafa Arslan	....	panther operator
Berfin Ataman	....	camera intern
Veysel Aydin	....	grip
Ulgen Baglar	....	grip
Savas Bayridost	....	video assist
Levent Efe Bekar	....	lighting technician
Dan Brosnan	....	additional second assistant camera
Elizabeth Casinelli	....	loader
Arda Celikel	....	lighting technician
Betul Cengiz	....	first assistant camera
Sofia Chizzini	....	camera intern
Jeremy Conley	....	best boy grip
Katie Dainson	....	second assistant camera
James Daly	....	additional first assistant camera
Durmus Demirezen	....	gaffer
Mustafa Dogan	....	assistant camera
Dede Dolan	....	generator operator
Dede Dolan	....	lighting technician
David George Ellis	....	steadicam operator
Koray Ercelebi	....	"a" camera focus puller
Mustafa Esin	....	lighting technician
Deniz Eyuboglu	....	camera operator
Daniel Fiorito	....	additional first assistant camera
Nicholas Giaquinto	....	jib assistant
John Gilgar	....	gaffer: New York
Ersin Gok	....	assistant camera
Serkan Guler	....	camera operator
Serkan Guler	....	focus puller
Chris Hall	....	b camera operator
Alex Heregeleci	....	first assistant camera
Ugur Icbak	....	aerial photographer
Emrah Ilgar	....	second assistant camera
Aaron Jacobs	....	best boy grip
Stanley F. James	....	video operator
Jendra Jarnagin	....	additional camera operator
Quenell Jones	....	additional camera operator
Quenell Jones	....	additional cinematographer: second unit
Arif Kanber	....	lighting technician
Burak Kanbir	....	camera operator
Hakan Kasirga	....	panther operator
Keitt	....	first assistant camera
Oktay Murat Kirbas	....	panther operator
Huseyin Koc	....	lighting technician
Emrah Kurucu	....	grip
Eric Kutner	....	best boy electric
Robert Lau	....	first assistant camera: b camera
Sammy Leonard	....	additional camera loader
James Madrid	....	additional first assistant camera
Cory McClean	....	electrician
Kevin McClean	....	electrician
Shawn Mulligan	....	grip
Mary Neary	....	second assistant camera
Hasan Ormanlar	....	panther operator
Altug Ozan	....	assistant camera
Mert Ozercan	....	clapper
Orcun Ozkilinc	....	additional camera operator
Orcun Ozkilinc	....	first assistant camera
Ismaïl Ozturk	....	lighting technician
Haci Mehmet Parlak	....	lighting technician
Wayne Paull	....	behind-the-scenes camera
Mustafa Pehlivan	....	grip
Vincent Pierce	....	dolly grip
Salih Zihni Polat	....	grip
Antonio Ponti	....	first assistant camera
Gay E. Riedel	....	electrician
Al Robinson	....	electrician
Stuart Rogers	....	grip
Donald Russell	....	additional camera operator
James M. Schalk	....	electrician
Franziska Schirmer Lewis	....	first assistant camera
Chris Seehase	....	additional first assistant camera
Neslihan Siligur	....	second assistant camera
Selami Simsek	....	first assistant camera
Utku Sonmezer	....	video assist
Bora Taylan	....	grip
Walter Thomson	....	still photographer
Neslihan Toplaoglu	....	video assist
John Vendetti	....	key grip: New York
Daniel Wallenstein	....	key grip: second unit
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Justin Whitacre	....	additional second assistant camera
Justin E. Whitcare	....	camera intern
Eric J. Williams	....	grip
Ekin Yildirim	....	video assist
Ercan Yilmaz	....	steadicam operator
Yusuf Yilmazsoy	....	behind-the-scenes camera
Billy Green	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nil Aktop	....	costume assistant
Buket Demirel	....	costume assistant
Nuran Ekici	....	costume assistant
James Phillip Gates	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nuriye Gundogdu	....	costume assistant
David Lowe	....	wardrobe production assistant
Deb Unger	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Thomas Centrone	....	dailies film colorist
Mike Dillard	....	technical supervisor: Digital Post Services
Ryan Noto	....	executive post producer: Digital Post Services
Bulent Tanoba	....	digital colorist trailer
Bulent Tanoba	....	on-line conformer

Music Department
Tevfik Akbasli	....	composer: theme music
Tevfik Akbasli	....	orchestrator
Yildiray Gürgen	....	composer: theme music
Jan Holzner	....	orchestra recording engineer
Mahsun Kirmizigül	....	composer: theme music
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Petr Pycha	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Tony Ingrassellino	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jay Abbondanza	....	additional production assistant
Ceren Aslan	....	general coordinator
Melis Berkman	....	production assistant
Stephanie Blackwood	....	production secretary
Richard Brown	....	additional production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Tyler Cobb	....	location assistant
Chris Crittenden	....	production intern
Anky Cyriaque	....	additional production assistant
Olenka Denysenko	....	script supervisor: New York
Bess DeTraglia	....	additional production assistant
Sonu Dham	....	additional production assistant
David Emmons	....	caterer
Ayberk Dorukhan Erdogdu	....	production assistant
Marie Estime	....	additional production assistant
Lisa Falzarano	....	production assistant
Erin Feeley	....	script supervisor: New York
Marissa Fallon Friedes	....	additional production assistant
Rosa Garces	....	production accountant
Daniel Gillian	....	additional production assistant
Emrah Gocen	....	production assistant
Jonathan Gray	....	production attorney
Halil Gulduren	....	production assistant
Ibrahim Gulduren	....	production assistant
Wayne Han	....	key production assistant: New York
Virginia Hastings	....	production assistant
Alice Johnson	....	additional production assistant
Dylan Keane	....	additional production assistant
Gayoung Kim	....	assistant accountant
Paul Kramer	....	location consultant
Melisa Kurtay	....	script supervisor
Joanna Lara	....	production coordinator
Willie Leon	....	additional production assistant
Amelita Lijek	....	production intern
Feifei Ling	....	production assistant
Melissa Marlette	....	production assistant
Jasmine Matos	....	production intern
Scarlet Meyer	....	additional production assistant
Sara Neuffer	....	production assistant: first team
Erin O'Callaghan	....	production intern
Anna Olshansky	....	additional production assistant
Ben Padua	....	additional production assistant
Kieran Patten	....	location manager: New York
Terry Perry	....	additional production assistant
Becky Phillips	....	additional production assistant
Jason Rueda	....	production intern
David Sabshon	....	additional production assistant
Moebius Simmons	....	additional production assistant
Ercan Sonmez	....	production assistant
Irmak Sueri	....	making-of
Stefan Szymanski	....	additional production assistant
Zeynep Sürek	....	location manager
Rachel Titen	....	production intern
Denise Violante	....	additional production assistant
Curtis Waller	....	production assistant
Isilay Yanbas	....	assistant to producers
Isilay Yanbas	....	script translator
Chad Yavarow	....	additional production assistant
Jen Sujin Yoon	....	additional production assistant
Emrah Yucel	....	poster graphics

Production Companies

• Boyut Film (presents)

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Cinegraph (2010) (Australia) (theatrical) (as "New York'ta Bes Minare")
• Just Film Distribution (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Just Film Distribution (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• DTP Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Eagle Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD) (as "The Terrorist")
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Pinema (2010) (Turkey) (all media)

Special Effects

• ABT (digital compositing)
• DJFX (on-set effects)
• Gripall Effects
• Sinefekt (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Digital Post Services  digital intermediate and mastering
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  legal services
• Indiepay  payroll provided by
• Point1Post  sound re-recording
• STM  grip and lighting equipment
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sinefekt  post-production facilities
• Zound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"The Terrorist" - Australia (DVD title), International (English title) (informal title)
"Act of Vengeance" - USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

119 min | UK:102 min (shorter version) (Blu-ray)

Country:

Turkey | USA

Language:

Turkish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Bitlis, Turkey

Company:

Boyut Film

Trivia:

Director Mahsun Kirmizigül spent all the profit he made from his first and previous two movies on the making of this one.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: (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.)

One of the worst movies I have seen!

I can't believe this movie has got 6.0/10 rating! People must be mad.. Don't waste 2 precious hours of your life by watching this..

I had the misfortune of actually buying a ticket to see this in theater, just to witness how awful this piece of **** is!

One of the most overrated Turkish films..

Acting is miserable.. Directing is all over the place.. It feels like a collection of many short videos than a movie.. Editing is bad..

Stereotypical Mahsun Kirmizigul melodrama is there.. Singer turned director hits the iceberg this time.. I actually found his previous efforts pretty decent, but this is one genuinely useless movie..

It's a disgrace to the art of cinema!