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

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

, directed by

Mustafa Şevki Doğan Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic 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 Moustafa * Moustafa A ...

based on the book by

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

, starring

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 18 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 ...

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

Mustafa Kemal Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic 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 Moustafa * Moustafa A ...

Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

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

Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...

in the aftermath of the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. 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 is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

and Bahçeşehir,

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Plot

The film is set in the years after

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

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, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000. Early Life Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greec ...

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

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. 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 Engin is a Turkish given name and a surname. In Turkish, Engin means ''vast'' or ''open sea''. People Given name * Engin Akyürek (born 1981), Turkish actor * Engin Alan (born 1945), Turkish general * Engin Altay (born 1963), Turkish politician ...

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 and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam, ...

* 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's ...

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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