The amazing story of the Conquest of Istanbul ( Constantinople )...

Rating: 9/10 (4 August 2012)

This was the most expensive production for the Turkish Cinema yet, USD 17M, an amount which is almost nothing compared to the great productions of the US cinema. But I don't see ( and I'm sure you won't see if you watch it yourself ) too much difference compared to the ones produced over USD 100M. That means this is really a very good, effective and intelligent production, thanks to the production team. It is almost impossible to make a historic film with a totally objective view, depending who's eye you see through, but some movies almost succeed to do it ( or at least make you believe it tells the truth ). This one's near to that, and I hope everyone will be satisfied with the result. Faith Sultan Mehmet, the Conquerer was one of the youngest and well educated sultans of the Ottoman State, a brave one as well as an intelligent and ambitious sultan that made the impossible, possible. The movie takes it from the very beginning and ends with the conquer. Yet it also tells the true structure of the Ottoman Empire, giving freedom of religion & belief to all people it covers under its wings. He is the sultan who even gave his consent for an Italian painter to make his own portrait which seems pretty surprising considering the rules of Islam. The Ottoman Empire is not a Turkish Empire, but an Empire that embraced all nations & blood inside its borders. You can say it was the USA of their era. The movie doesn't reflect that as it must, but you know it is a Turkish movie. The content of the film is what all you expect from a historic movie, majestic & violent war scenes as well as plots & some love. But the transitions are just right and the tempo never makes you loose your concentration. As a result, this is a beautiful movie which will both entertain & inform you on an advanced level. Bravo Faruk Aksoy... You've already got your reward with the record number of spectators and a really profitable job.