The Last Ottoman

The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali (Turkish: Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali) is a 2007 Turkish action film, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the book by Suat Yalaz, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as the titular hero Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali, who is inspired by the landing of Mustafa Kemal at Samsun and decides to join the resistance movement fighting against the occupation of Constantinople in the aftermath of the First World War. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19), is the fourth highest grossing Turkish film of 2007.[1]

The Last Ottoman
Theatrical poster
Directed byMustafa Şevki Doğan
Written bySuat Yalaz
Mehmet Soyarslan
Baykut Badem
Produced byMehmet Soyarslan
StarringKenan İmirzalıoğlu
Cansu Dere
Engin Şenkan
CinematographyZekeriya Kurtuluş
Distributed byÖzen Film
Release date
  • January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19)
Running time
121 mins
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Production

Yandım Ali is a great hero and heroism is something which always appeals to us. Maybe we follow this path because we know the make-up of our people and know there is a majority that likes nationalist films, director Mustafa Şevki Doğan told Reuters.[2][3]

The film was shot on location in Istanbul and Bahçeşehir, Turkey.[4]

Plot

The film is set in the years after World War I when the Ottoman capital of Constantinople was under the siege by the enemy. A navy sergeant named Tahtacızade Ali (Kenan İmirzalıoğlu), who has just completed his military service, is yearning for his fiancée Defne (Cansu Dere) who married another man while Ali was away. Ali plans to abduct Defne and flee to Vienna. However, Ali's plans change when he comes across Mustafa Kemal, who has just set on a journey to save the Turkish land from the enemy. Ali recognizes that his real love is his country, and joins in the endeavors to save his country.

Main cast

Release

Festival Screenings

References
  1. "New films of the week". Hürriyet Daily News. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. Butler, Daren (2007-03-15). "Ottoman rogue is latest Turkish movie hero". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. Butler, Daren (2007-03-15). "Ottoman rogue is latest Turkish movie hero". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. "Filming locations for Son osmanli yandim ali". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  5. "Fatih Haciosmanoğlu's debut feature represents Turkey in Cairo film festival". Today's Zaman. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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