''The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali'' ( tr, ) is a 2007 Turkish

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the book by Suat Yalaz, starring

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 17 June 1974) is a Turkish actor and former model. İmirzalıoğlu appeared in the action films ''Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali'' (The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali) and '' Kabadayı'' (For Love and Honor). He returned to te ...

as the titular hero Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali, who is inspired by the landing of

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and decides to join the resistance movement fighting against the occupation of

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

in the aftermath of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , is the fourth highest grossing Turkish film of 2007.

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. The film was shot on location in

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and Bahçeşehir,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

Plot

The film is set in the years after

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

when the Ottoman capital of Constantinople was under the siege by the enemy. A navy sergeant named Tahtacızade Ali (

), 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

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. However, Ali's plans change when he comes across

, 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

as Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali * Cansu Dere as Defne * Engin Şenkan as Çukurçeşmeli Osman Bey * Anna Babkova as Nadia * Alican Yücesoy as

* Baykut Badem as Kelle *

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as Gerard ''(Jerar)'' * Kim Feenstra as Collette (French teacher)

Release

Festival Screenings

* 31st Cairo International Film Festival (Nov. 27-Dec. 7, 2007)

References

External links

Official site
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