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Karaoğlan

Karaoğlan

Movie · 2013 · 16 people

Suat Yalaz's celebrated comic-book hero comes to the screen in Karaoğlan, a Turkish historical adventure film that mixes action and humor. Kudret Sabancı directed; it opened on January 11, 2013, was shot on 35 mm and runs 105 minutes. TMC Film produced it and UIP distributed.

The story is set in 1238. A Mongol army under Camoka stands at Anatolia's threshold, and the Turkic states conclude that only unity can stop it. The first step is to send Çise Hatun as a bride to the Golden Horde, and the Mongols set out to wreck the alliance before it forms. Protecting her falls to the legendary warrior Karaoğlan. Volkan Keskin plays Karaoğlan, Özlem Yılmaz is Çise Hatun and Müge Boz is Bayırgülü; Hasan Yalnızoğlu is Camoka, Hakan Karahan the swordsman Baybora, Gafur Uzuner the mentor Çalık and Tuncay Gençkalan Balaban. The journey runs from Anatolia into the Caucasus mountains and ends in a clash of three armies tens of thousands strong.

Sabancı wrote the script with Suat Yalaz and Melek Öztürk; Erol Avcı produced and Murat Tuğsuz composed the music. Yalaz is said to have drawn on Turkish history, the Dede Korkut tales and the Western Man in the Iron Mask.

DirectorKudret Sabancı
Production companyTMC Film
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Müge Boz Müge Boz Actor · 42 years old Bayırgülü Volkan Keskin Volkan Keskin Actor · 43 years old Karaoğlan Hasan Yalnızoğlu Camoka Özlem Yılmaz Özlem Yılmaz Actor · 40 years old Çise Hatun Hakan Karahan Hakan Karahan Actor · 66 years old Baybora Gafur Uzuner Çalık Tuncay Gençkalan Balaban Zekeriya Karakaş Pekşen Okitay Duanay Janbi Ceylan Turgay Tanülkü Turgay Tanülkü Actor · 73 years old Tokuçar Noyan Cihan Culfa Bekir Çiçekdemir Vepko Macit Sonkan Macit Sonkan Actor · born 1953 Berkehan Suavi Eren Suavi Eren Actor · 77 years old Koca Uruz Erkan Bektaş Erkan Bektaş Actor · 54 years old

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

The structure is an escort mission: keep Çise Hatun safe and get her to her destination. That gives the story a clear goal and a constant threat from the start. A journey from Anatolia into the Caucasus mountains and a finale where three armies collide are just the kind of promises the genre loves. But the lukewarm critical reception was not for nothing; the blend of humor and action may not always keep the same pace.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film is set in 1238 and deals with the Turkic states' search for unity against the Mongol threat, and it is striking that the first step towards that unity is a marriage. Building alliances through dynastic marriage was a diplomatic tool used again and again in history, and Çise Hatun's story invites thought about how women were placed in politics as both hostages and bridges. Still, this is a comic-book adaptation; Suat Yalaz is said to have drawn on the Dede Korkut tales and The Man in the Iron Mask as well as Turkish history. It is best watched as a legend inspired by history rather than as history.

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

There are sword fights and large battle scenes, with some humor sprinkled in. Older children who love adventure can watch it with their parents. But the battle violence may be too much for little ones. The idea of a young woman being sent off as a bride to seal an alliance may also need a little explaining to children. A reasonable option for families looking for a home-grown adventure.

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