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"...
Release Year: 2010
Rating: 6.0/10 (6,672 voted)
Director:
Mahsun Kirmizigül
Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon
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.
Cast: Haluk Bilginer
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Haci
Danny Glover
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Marcus
Gina Gershon
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Maria
Mahsun Kirmizigül
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Firat
Robert Patrick
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Becker
Mustafa Sandal
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Acar
Scott William Winters
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Jim
Sharrieff Pugh
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Stephens
Engin Altan
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Timur
Justine Cotsonas
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Jasmin
Ryan Silverman
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Thomas
Laine Rettmer
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Lisa
William Rueger
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Priest
(as Rev. William Rueger)
Bob Ari
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Lawyer
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Friedman
Hisham Tawfiq
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High Roller
Opening Weekend: $6,960,842
(Turkey)
(8 November 2010)
Gross: $21,000,000
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Director Mahsun Kirmizigül worked on this project for 12 years.
Goofs:
Errors in geography:
(At 36:11) 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 Review
Definitely worth checking
Rating: 9/10
I have to say I strongly disagree with Mz Haneke, This is a solid -
almost - Hollywood quality action movie bringing up the Islamofoby
issue which was probably orchestrated by certain policy makers to
create a terrorist enemy that they could use whenever they need one.
Story's good, most of the actors acted well, the scenery and the action
scenes were very well shot indeed. The terrorist groups looked
terrifying to us Muslims as much as they would to Non-Muslims and I
believe what is told in the movie really touches to the reality. I
watched it as I watched an episode of "24" and I'd like to congratulate
all the people involved in the shooting of this film. And please... the
multimillion dollar movie "The Expendables" -although I like every
actor in that movie very much - were more a disappointment for me for
it's storyline and acting. If that was a blockbuster, "Five Minarets in
New York" is no less. And yes, I'm not a movie-critic, just a
movie-goer but I do have a taste in films, I rarely admire much. Nice
work!
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