Five minarets in New York

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Movie
Original title New York'ta Beş Minare
Country of production USA , Turkey
original language Turkish , English , German
Publishing year 2010
length 116 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
JMK 14
Rod
Director Mahsun Kırmızıgül
script Mahsun Kırmızıgül
production Ceren Aslan
Murat Tokat
music Tevfik Akbaşlı
Yildiray Gürgen
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
camera James Gucciardo
cut Mustafa Presheva
occupation

Five Minarets in New York is a movie of the Turkish director Mahsun Kırmızıgül from 2010 . The title refers to a popular Turkish folk song Five Minarets in Bitlis (Turkish: Bitlis'te Beş Minare ). An alternative title is The Terrorist .

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When the allegedly radical religious leader, who goes by the name of Deccal , is arrested in New York , the two Turkish anti-terrorist agents Acar and Fırat are said to have transported him back to Turkey. The alleged terrorist, whose real name is Hacı Gümüş, fled to the United States 37 years ago after being arrested for murder . He lived there undisturbed and had even started a family.

But the handover at the airport fails when the prisoner transport is attacked. Acar and Fırat decide to independently recapture the escaped suspect in the USA against official orders.

After the two agents reach Hacı Gümüş's hiding place via detours, the latter takes them in and tries to convince them of his innocence. Fırat shows a remarkably aggressive behavior towards Gümüş. After a few days, the agents began to have doubts that Hacı Gümüş was very peaceful and kind. While Hacı Gümüş and the Turkish police are watching Haci's daughter's wedding over the radio, the FBI arrives . Hacı is arrested and Acar and Fırat accompany him to Turkey, where he is handed over to the authorities. Hacı's wife and his companion, Marcus, follow them to Istanbul. After endless interrogations, Hacı still does not confess. Fırat and Acar are now convinced of the man's innocence. While Hacı is still in custody, a terror video emerges in which an informant for the Turkish police is murdered - so Deccal must still be at large. After a while he is caught and Hacı is released from custody. Fırat and Acar would like to accompany Hacı to his homeland Bitlis , which he has not visited for 37 years. During the trip to Bitlis, the Turkish authorities discover that Fırat has changed his last name. 37 years ago, his father was killed by Hacı Gümüş in Bitlis. Since Fırat could not find the murderer in Turkey, he steered Deccal's trail on Hacı Gümüş in order to be able to arrest him under this pretext. Once in Bitlis, the two agents accompany Hacı to his mother. Meanwhile, Fırat visits his grandfather and tries to convince him that Hacı Gümüş cannot possibly be his father's murderer. His grandfather initially believes him. While Hacı and his mother embrace after a long time and Hacı introduces her to his wife Maria and the two agents, Fırat's grandfather appears and shoots Hacı in the chest. In an affect, Acar draws his gun and shoots Firat's grandfather. During his agony, Hacı remembers the incident 37 years ago: His older brother shot Fırat's father to death because of a feud between the two families. However, he forced Hacı to take the blame. So everyone assumed that Hacı was the murderer. Lying on the ground, Hacı says goodbye to everyone and dies.

Movie reviews

"In his fight against" Islam paranoia ", 5 Minarets in New York impresses with atmospheric camera work and fast-paced action sequences, although unfortunately he lacks a certain sophistication."

- Emrah Güler : Film review by Hürriyet Daily News

Box office

The film was very successful in both Turkey and Germany. In Turkey, the film topped Turkish box office statistics for four weeks, grossing $ 19,762,166 there . In Germany, the film made it to number 5 in the box office, although it was only shown in its original language, and grossed 2,440,807 dollars. Worldwide it achieved a box office result of 23,122,213 dollars, making it one of the most commercially successful Turkish films.

The German DVD was released on April 15, 2011. In addition to the original soundtrack, this also contains a German synchronization. The Blu-ray Disc released in July 2014 is entitled The Terrorist .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Age rating for Five Minarets in New York . Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ Emrah Guler: Turkish cinema hopes to cash in on political tower . In: Hürriyet Daily News . July 16, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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