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Five Minarets in New York is a film of genre Drama directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül released in USA on 17 november 2010 with Haluk Bilginer
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 november 2010
Length 1h57
Directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Themes Films about terrorism
Rating56%
Five Minarets in New York (Turkish: New York’ta Beş Minare), released as Act of Vengeance in the U.S. and as The Terrorist in Australia, is a Turkish action film written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which follows two Turkish police officers sent to New York City to bring back a terrorist suspect. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 5, 2010, was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010. The title comes from the popular Turkish folk song, Five Minarets in Bitlis (Turkish: Bitlis'te Beş Minare).
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The film follows two anti-terror officers from Istanbul, sent to New York to find and bring back a Turkish religious leader, codenamed Dajjal, who was arrested in the United States and who will be delivered to Turkish authorities by the FBI. The film focuses on Islamophobia in Turkey and the United States after September 11 attacks, seeking to answer the question of whether innocence or guilt even matters to one who lusts for vengeance.Actors
Haluk Bilginer
(Hacı)
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
(Fırat)
Danny Glover
(Marcus)
Gina Gershon
(Maria)
Robert Patrick
(Becker)
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