Behzat Ç. Ankara Is Burning (Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor)

Behzat Ç. Ankara Is Burning (Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor) (translated)

Movie · 2013 · 14 people

Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor (Behzat Ç. Ankara Is Burning) is a Turkish action and detective film that opened on November 1, 2013. Serdar Akar directed, Tarkan Karlıdağ produced and Ercan Mehmet Erdem wrote the screenplay. It is the second cinema film of Behzat Ç., a series considered among the best-loved in Turkish television history that ended after three seasons. It follows Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm by two years and continues the third season's story.

After Behzat Ç. leaves, a new chief inspector, Himmet, is assigned to the Ankara homicide bureau. When the Interior Minister is the target of an assassination, Himmet steers his team to work with the counter-terrorism unit, although two murder files sit on the desk. Tahsin puts those killings first and decides to call Behzat Ç. back on temporary duty. Behzat hesitates, then takes up the investigation with his old crew. Erdal Beşikçioğlu leads, joined by Fatih Artman, İnanç Konukçu, Nejat İşler, Sanem Çelik, Aslı Tandoğan and Seda Bakan.

The film got middling marks from the press, while audiences were more generous. One critic counted the move of an Ankara police drama from television to the cinema as a success in itself.

DirectorSerdar Akar
Behzat Ç. Ankara Is Burning (Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor) Behzat Ç. Ankara Is Burning (Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor)

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

An assassination attempt on the Interior Minister, two murder files sitting on the desk and Behzat Ç. back on temporary duty. The setup is solid and the tension kicks in early. Erdal Beşikçioğlu is once again at the center of it all, and the chemistry with the old crew holds up. But the film spends too long on dialogue scenes, so anyone hoping for more chases may get restless.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The real test for Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor is carrying a well-loved television police drama over into cinematic storytelling. Because Serdar Akar's direction and Ercan Mehmet Erdem's script pick up the third season's story, the film does little to let in viewers who don't know the show; dynamics such as Himmet's arrival at the bureau or Tahsin's decision depend on prior knowledge. The split between the minister's assassination and the two murder files sets up an interesting dramatic tension, but squeezing both lines into a single film leaves some supporting characters faint. Erdal Beşikçioğlu's Behzat remains the film's firmest anchor. That may explain the gap between the press's middling marks and the audience's warmer response: a satisfying continuation for fans, an incomplete film on its own terms.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

This is a story of murder and an assassination plot, and with its police-thriller tension and hard edge it is not one for children. It suits adults and older teens who followed the series. It is not the kind of film the whole family sits down to together; better to put it on after the little ones are in bed. Those who never watched the show may also find the story a bit hard to follow.

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