Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali
Encyclopedia
The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali is a 2007 Turkish action film
, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the comic 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 Istanbul
in the aftermath of the First World War. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , is the fourth highest grossing Turkish film of 2007
.
The film was shot on location in Istanbul
and Bahçesehir, Turkey
.
when the Ottoman capital of Istanbul
was under the siege by the enemy. A navy sergeant named 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.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the comic book by Suat Yalaz
Suat Yalaz
Suat Yalaz is a Turkish comic book artist. He created the character Karaoglan. In 2002 he was named Turkish cartoonist of the year. He wrote the comic that was adapted into the film Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali.-External links:*...
, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
-Biography:Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University...
as the titular hero Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali, who is inspired by the landing of Mustafa Kemal
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
at Samsun
Samsun
Samsun is a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Samsun Province and a major Black Sea port.-Name:...
and decides to join the resistance movement fighting against the occupation of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in the aftermath of the First World War. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , is the fourth highest grossing Turkish film of 2007
Turkish films of 2007
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2007.- Highest-grossing films :- References :...
.
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
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and Bahçesehir, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Plot
The film is set in the years after World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
when the Ottoman capital of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
was under the siege by the enemy. A navy sergeant named Ali (Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
-Biography:Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University...
), who has just completed his military service, is yearning for his fiancée Defne (Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere is a Turkish film actress, beauty pageant contestant, and model.-Biography:Having received her primary and secondary education in Izmir, Dere graduated from the department of Archaeology at İstanbul University.She has starred in TV and movies since 2004...
) who married another man while Ali was away. Ali plans to abduct Defne and flee to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. However, Ali's plans change when he comes across Mustafa Kemal
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
, 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
- Kenan İmirzalıoğluKenan İmirzalıoğlu-Biography:Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University...
as Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali - Cansu DereCansu DereCansu Dere is a Turkish film actress, beauty pageant contestant, and model.-Biography:Having received her primary and secondary education in Izmir, Dere graduated from the department of Archaeology at İstanbul University.She has starred in TV and movies since 2004...
as Defne - Engin Şenkan as Çukurçeşmeli Osman Bey
- Anna Babkova as Nadia
- Alican Yücesoy as Mustafa KemalMustafa Kemal AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
- Baykut Badem as Kelle
- Öner ErkanÖner Erkan- Biography :Öner Erkan began acting at the age of 15 and graduated in theatre from Dokuz Eylül University. Between 2003 and 2004, he worked at the İstanbul City Theatre. He acted in Avrupa Yakası and as Ferit Pamukçuoğlu in the comedy series İki Aile...
as Gerard (Jerar) - John BakerJohn Baker-Military figures:*John Baker , American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named*John Baker , British air marshal*John Drayton Baker , United States Navy officer...
as Dimitri - Emin BoztepeEmin BoztepeEmin Boztepe is an American martial artist of Turkish origin who held German nationality prior to naturalization. He first came to prominence for his fight in 1986 with noted Wing Chun practitioner William Cheung, and he continued to gain attention in the 1990s with a public challenge of the...
as Monsieur Gureau - Kim FeenstraKim FeenstraKim Feenstra is a Dutch model of Indonesian descent. She was named the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of Holland's Next Top Model...
as Collette (French teacher)