''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 life ...

, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the book by

Suat Yalaz Suat Yalaz (1 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was a Turkish comic book artist, foremost known as the creator of the character Karaoğlan. He has also produced films based on his creation. Early career Graduated from Istanbul Academy of Fine ...

, 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 tel ...

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

Mustafa Kemal Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mo ...

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...

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

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

and Bahçeşehir,

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

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 Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model and former Miss Turkey. Biography Her mother is originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father is originally from the Bulgaria. She completed her primary and seconda ...

) who married another man while Ali was away. Ali plans to abduct Defne and flee to

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. 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 *

as Defne * Engin Şenkan as Çukurçeşmeli Osman Bey * Anna Babkova as Nadia *

Alican Yücesoy Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films, theatre plays. On television, he is best known for surreal series '':tr:Şubat (dizi), Şubat'', and drama series such as ''Kördü� ...

* Baykut Badem as Kelle *

Öner Erkan Öner Erkan (born 4 January 1980) is a Turkish actor. Biography Öner Erkan was born on 4 January 1980 in İzmir, Turkey. He began acting at the age of 15 and graduated from Department of Theatre, Dokuz Eylül University. He received a master' ...

as Gerard ''(Jerar)'' *

Kim Feenstra Kim Feenstra (; born 23 August 1985) is a Dutch model. She was the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of ''Holland's Next Top Model'' in 2007. Modelling Feenstra came to prominence as a contestant on cycle two of ''Holland's Next Top Model''. L ...

as Collette (French teacher)

Release

Festival Screenings

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

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Ottoman, The 2000s action war films 2007 films Live-action films based on comics Turkish action war films 2000s Turkish-language films Films set in Turkey Turkish War of Independence films