If you watched the TV series you need to watch this movie to understand what happens and how it ends. Brilliant performances by an amazing cast. It's definitely worth watching, please watch the TV Show first is just 6 episodes so you get the full experience and understand the full story behind this event, you will get to know the characters and their stories.
25 Reviews
Good exalter of Turkish special ops during the coup attempt
omeryildiiz9 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
As one who had watched Börü mini series for more than twice maybe, I finally had a chance to watch the movie on Netflix.
Before starting my brief review, I would like to remind you people that this move has come to the cinemas with some unfortunates which has cost it low number of audiences. First one is some irresponsible new regulations brought for movie houses that disinclined the audience from watching the movies in such locations. The second mishap is faulty sound mix that culminated in bad reviews by so many audience.
That's why the director of Börü removed the copies from movie houses earlier than its usual removal date. Maybe he's likely to re-launch it in the anniversary of 15th of July on which the movie is created.
Let's come to the short review of movie. For me every story will remain imperfect to explain the 15th of July incident satisfactorily. So this movie has chosen to narrate it around the glorious struggle of Turkish Special Ops against Fethullahist coup attempters.
It has good plotline considering that the director strived to limit a whole 24-hour-long action into 2 hours. Recapturing of Military Special Ops Hq, TÜRKSAT Satellite Centre, dog fight of fly jets to protect the President and scenes from the rebellion of civilians against the coup attempt are adequately shown. Should the collaboration between Turkish people and the security forces be emphasised, so that the real spirit of 15th of July struggle would be narrated in a better way. However, the narration is still strong in my eyes.
Some weak points are; the clash scenes are not as exciting as in Börü series. Maybe it's because the movie was made on a rush. Secondly, not too many emotional speeches were needed as the real story is already full of emotion and sorrow. And the last one was, I wish the closing part would never be in the movie. I don't know what message the director wanted to give but it seems like the guys from Börü team sneaked in the US and caught the leader of this coup attempt. I would terribly wish for our state to have such a power; but alas! It seems a bit unrealistic - particularly for the Turkish audiences.
All in all, it is a very successful movie telling about the realities of 15th of July coup attempt for the first time in Turkish cinema history. Not only the Turkish, also everyone around the world who is curious about that significant incident took place in 2016 must watch Börü series and this movie.
Before starting my brief review, I would like to remind you people that this move has come to the cinemas with some unfortunates which has cost it low number of audiences. First one is some irresponsible new regulations brought for movie houses that disinclined the audience from watching the movies in such locations. The second mishap is faulty sound mix that culminated in bad reviews by so many audience.
That's why the director of Börü removed the copies from movie houses earlier than its usual removal date. Maybe he's likely to re-launch it in the anniversary of 15th of July on which the movie is created.
Let's come to the short review of movie. For me every story will remain imperfect to explain the 15th of July incident satisfactorily. So this movie has chosen to narrate it around the glorious struggle of Turkish Special Ops against Fethullahist coup attempters.
It has good plotline considering that the director strived to limit a whole 24-hour-long action into 2 hours. Recapturing of Military Special Ops Hq, TÜRKSAT Satellite Centre, dog fight of fly jets to protect the President and scenes from the rebellion of civilians against the coup attempt are adequately shown. Should the collaboration between Turkish people and the security forces be emphasised, so that the real spirit of 15th of July struggle would be narrated in a better way. However, the narration is still strong in my eyes.
Some weak points are; the clash scenes are not as exciting as in Börü series. Maybe it's because the movie was made on a rush. Secondly, not too many emotional speeches were needed as the real story is already full of emotion and sorrow. And the last one was, I wish the closing part would never be in the movie. I don't know what message the director wanted to give but it seems like the guys from Börü team sneaked in the US and caught the leader of this coup attempt. I would terribly wish for our state to have such a power; but alas! It seems a bit unrealistic - particularly for the Turkish audiences.
All in all, it is a very successful movie telling about the realities of 15th of July coup attempt for the first time in Turkish cinema history. Not only the Turkish, also everyone around the world who is curious about that significant incident took place in 2016 must watch Börü series and this movie.
Their Acting
rockmejerry18 August 2020
Good
ahmethilmiselim2 October 2020
First of all, this series was not made for Americans to like it. The purpose of this drama is to tell the saga of July 15 to the public, so whether the action scenes are good or bad doesn't interest me. The series has fulfilled its original purpose.
Disappointing compared to series
raja-bell31 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The TV series was phenomenal compared to movie. Unfortunately our expectation could not be met. We were expecting much more quality for the special effects, better dialogues, storyline.
Alper Caglar is one of the talented and great guy in the Turkish cinema but i believe he took the audience for granted, simply play fast and loose with it.
Note: The scene of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk "The greatest leader and the founder of Republic Turkey" was amazing, moved to tears.
Also thank you for the Kemalist Turkish Army Force and Turkish Polis Force personnel for their sacrifice to stop the terrorist movement called "FETÖ". You will be remembered.
God bless their soul whose martyrize.
Alper Caglar is one of the talented and great guy in the Turkish cinema but i believe he took the audience for granted, simply play fast and loose with it.
Note: The scene of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk "The greatest leader and the founder of Republic Turkey" was amazing, moved to tears.
Also thank you for the Kemalist Turkish Army Force and Turkish Polis Force personnel for their sacrifice to stop the terrorist movement called "FETÖ". You will be remembered.
God bless their soul whose martyrize.
A heart pounding action film based on true events
GuiltyJames4 January 2019
I am an english teacher at a private school in Istanbul. You can say I'm a long term tourist in a beautiful country. I lived through the events of July 15th 2016. It was an extremely dangerous and polarizing night when against all odds the democratically elected government and the brave security forces won against the shadowy conspiracy of an Khomeini-like cleric and their faction within the military and the police.
This film is about that second group of people. It is a peek into that night when patriotic police and soldiers went through great ordeals to protect against a modern putsch that Turkey might not have survived at all.
The film itself is well acted, action packed and full of triple-A visuals which are an absolute delight considering cinema in Turkey is in its infancy when it comes to action. It is miles better than any in-house production Netflix ever came up with, while clearly being a fraction of the budget.
Even though almost everyone is familiar with the maverick Mr. Caglar who produced the film (I should know all my 12th grade English literature students are fanatics of his style), the two talented directors Emre and Ozduru who weave heart-pounding action and grim drama deserve props. The sublime musical composer Lincoln Jaeger is also world class here, as well as the cinematographer who lights a dark and foreboding urban Ankara where only the brave roam the streets of the putsch. Turks often have trouble relating their point of view to the western world. They have a tempestous love and hate relationship with the democracies of the Atlantic. But this film does and will appeal to the discerning international viewer who wants to enjoy a thrilling slice of the distressing night that Ataturk's republic almost fell.
This film is about that second group of people. It is a peek into that night when patriotic police and soldiers went through great ordeals to protect against a modern putsch that Turkey might not have survived at all.
The film itself is well acted, action packed and full of triple-A visuals which are an absolute delight considering cinema in Turkey is in its infancy when it comes to action. It is miles better than any in-house production Netflix ever came up with, while clearly being a fraction of the budget.
Even though almost everyone is familiar with the maverick Mr. Caglar who produced the film (I should know all my 12th grade English literature students are fanatics of his style), the two talented directors Emre and Ozduru who weave heart-pounding action and grim drama deserve props. The sublime musical composer Lincoln Jaeger is also world class here, as well as the cinematographer who lights a dark and foreboding urban Ankara where only the brave roam the streets of the putsch. Turks often have trouble relating their point of view to the western world. They have a tempestous love and hate relationship with the democracies of the Atlantic. But this film does and will appeal to the discerning international viewer who wants to enjoy a thrilling slice of the distressing night that Ataturk's republic almost fell.
Far below expectations
Beyyle30 December 2018
So, this is a movie for the finale of the "Börü" series. And, it was too bad, even for to be the final episode of the "Börü" series. Even some episodes of the serie was better than the movie.
I was hopeful about the movie. But that was not what I expected. I was almost asleep in the cinema.
Helicopter chase was extremely long, boring and absurd. That Cobra would have turned that armored vehicle into a Swiss cheese in 5 seconds, with it's 1500 rpm gun and with it's 20mm huge bullets. I think the pilot was drunk. No other explanation. Really absurd. It's almost an insult to the audience. Also cgi was bad for this scene.
Dogfight scenes were pretty good. Cgi was great, sounds, dialogues were accomplished. These were my favorite scenes. And the soundtrack for this part was very nice.
Gunfight scenes were not well coordinated and boring. These scenes were horribly awful. I have a suggestion for the director, there are choreograps for this kind of gunfight scenes, I think you'd better take their help. The same goes for the fight scene in the final. It was bad. I'm not a fan of it but, from what i see on Youtube, Bollywood is shooting better fighting or gunfight scenes. No exaggeration... Either it must be realistic, or it should be fun, although ridiculous. It was boring because neither one of them was here.
I really care about soundtracks. Soundtracks weren't wonderful. But they were good enough. It wasn't a minus or a plus for the movie. Just good enough. But it wasn't as pretty as I'd like to listen to.
And same problem continues, the sounds are not well organized. I think the good and well organized sounds are secret heroes that make a movie good. Most of the time, it's hard to notice them. But you feel that something is missing in their absence. I felt that. Sound design. Please work with people who can handle this.
The script was ordinary, mediocre. If we take a few scenes out, it was equal to the quality of a television series. That wasn't the final I was expecting.
And, the final scene was totally a comic sweet dream. I wish we could do that. Those who watched the movie understood what scene I was talking about. My sincerely advice to the director is to stop being a populist.
This film tells what happened that night through a small group of special police unit. But the film was far from reflecting the violence, chaos of that night. The July 15 coup attempt deserves a much more comprehensive film. But Turkey's current political situation will not allow it. What happened that night is still a mystery. And unfortunately it will stay that way for a while.
I was hopeful about the movie. But that was not what I expected. I was almost asleep in the cinema.
Helicopter chase was extremely long, boring and absurd. That Cobra would have turned that armored vehicle into a Swiss cheese in 5 seconds, with it's 1500 rpm gun and with it's 20mm huge bullets. I think the pilot was drunk. No other explanation. Really absurd. It's almost an insult to the audience. Also cgi was bad for this scene.
Dogfight scenes were pretty good. Cgi was great, sounds, dialogues were accomplished. These were my favorite scenes. And the soundtrack for this part was very nice.
Gunfight scenes were not well coordinated and boring. These scenes were horribly awful. I have a suggestion for the director, there are choreograps for this kind of gunfight scenes, I think you'd better take their help. The same goes for the fight scene in the final. It was bad. I'm not a fan of it but, from what i see on Youtube, Bollywood is shooting better fighting or gunfight scenes. No exaggeration... Either it must be realistic, or it should be fun, although ridiculous. It was boring because neither one of them was here.
I really care about soundtracks. Soundtracks weren't wonderful. But they were good enough. It wasn't a minus or a plus for the movie. Just good enough. But it wasn't as pretty as I'd like to listen to.
And same problem continues, the sounds are not well organized. I think the good and well organized sounds are secret heroes that make a movie good. Most of the time, it's hard to notice them. But you feel that something is missing in their absence. I felt that. Sound design. Please work with people who can handle this.
The script was ordinary, mediocre. If we take a few scenes out, it was equal to the quality of a television series. That wasn't the final I was expecting.
And, the final scene was totally a comic sweet dream. I wish we could do that. Those who watched the movie understood what scene I was talking about. My sincerely advice to the director is to stop being a populist.
This film tells what happened that night through a small group of special police unit. But the film was far from reflecting the violence, chaos of that night. The July 15 coup attempt deserves a much more comprehensive film. But Turkey's current political situation will not allow it. What happened that night is still a mystery. And unfortunately it will stay that way for a while.
Once again a great movie due to Alper Caglar
agirmete29 December 2018
I won't write much about it, because it may spoil your the movie. Fact is, that Alper Caglar as Turkish director and producer is unique. He knows, what the modern viewers want to see and he just implements it in his movies. The special effects, acting, camera movement, dialogues and the implementation of the latest coup attempt in Turkey is just terrific. Here I want to add that my thoughts and prayers are with the martyrs of that coup attempt and their families. Over 250 people gave their lives to stop terrorist Gulenists from taking over Turkey completely.
Behind the expectations!
kubi_eser7 January 2019
Could have been better but still a must see
gul-oztoprak6 January 2019
Being out on the Bosphorus bridge in July 15 and witnessing civilians killed or wounded in front of my eyes and having faced cold truth of death, I watched the film with tears. Yes dialogs could have been better or civilian dimension was weakly displayed or technicalities may prevented the joy but still it deserves to be seen for the sake of martyrs as it depicts a true story...
Disappointing, It's a shame.
Karpion29 December 2018
Börü (Wolf) was streets ahead of all other tv series in Turkey. I was very hyped for its movie. However, it was really disappointing for me. First lets talk about good parts of the movie.
In terms of colors and shooting angles, this movie is a world-class one. Some of the actors did their job really good, in acting of course. Unfortunately, good parts are over.
Now for the bad parts of the movie... First part on my list is dialogues. They are just awful. For a moment i thought i was watching an American movie. Too long stories are told in the movie and because of this some scenes are unnecessarily long and also boring.
Second, visual effects and cgi. I mean, i live in Turkey and i am kinda in its cinema industry and i know it is hard to find financial support. I also know there are no enough skilled cgi and vfx companies in Turkey. But this is not an excuse. It should not be an excuse. You should look for other options. Because vfx and cgi are really important factors in these sort of movies. This movie simply failed in terms of vfx and cgi.
Third, sounds. I really couldn't understand what you tried to do but if your goal wasn't creating an interesting atmosphere then i can say that sounds were bad organized. Sometimes i felt like you forgot to put a sound for a shot or a punch.
Fourth and the last part, casting. Acting of some actors are good in the movie but in my opinion some of the actors dont quite suit for their roles. For example, without wishing to lay down the law, i think Zafer Algöz -i think he is a good actor btw- doesnt really suit for Osman Alan character -which is a character that Americanized-.
Generally, i didnt like the movie. As i said, colors and shooting angles are nice but movie is bad edited. Also some scenes are idle. Didnt satisfy my expectations.
Now for the bad parts of the movie... First part on my list is dialogues. They are just awful. For a moment i thought i was watching an American movie. Too long stories are told in the movie and because of this some scenes are unnecessarily long and also boring.
Second, visual effects and cgi. I mean, i live in Turkey and i am kinda in its cinema industry and i know it is hard to find financial support. I also know there are no enough skilled cgi and vfx companies in Turkey. But this is not an excuse. It should not be an excuse. You should look for other options. Because vfx and cgi are really important factors in these sort of movies. This movie simply failed in terms of vfx and cgi.
Third, sounds. I really couldn't understand what you tried to do but if your goal wasn't creating an interesting atmosphere then i can say that sounds were bad organized. Sometimes i felt like you forgot to put a sound for a shot or a punch.
Fourth and the last part, casting. Acting of some actors are good in the movie but in my opinion some of the actors dont quite suit for their roles. For example, without wishing to lay down the law, i think Zafer Algöz -i think he is a good actor btw- doesnt really suit for Osman Alan character -which is a character that Americanized-.
Generally, i didnt like the movie. As i said, colors and shooting angles are nice but movie is bad edited. Also some scenes are idle. Didnt satisfy my expectations.
Expert film about a historical and scary night
gozdetumer30 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
15th of July was a dangerous night for the Republic of Turkey. A faction within the security forces including the army, controlled by the infiltrating cult of cleric Fethullah Gulen tried to take control of government in the guise of of heroes. But they were in truth it was the absolute opposite. Jailing innocent secularist officers and police for many years, their shadowy organization was responsible for the injustices and sham trials of the past decade. Through strength gained for the past 40 years, this evil organization sought to make Turkey a new Iran with their cleric at the top. That night, they became very close to achieving it.
It was the dutiful sacrifice of turkish people, that saved the night. Civilians, police and the loyalist soldiers struggled to put a stop to a brutal takeover of power. Most importantly the center characters are police special operation members who were bombed by fethullahist jets and didn't give up even after suffering more than 50 deaths.
It was a terrible and traumatic night for Turkey, brought to the big screen with Börü's wonderful skill of storytelling. It is not just stupid action but also feeling and emotion. It is sadness, feeling of betrayal and the calling of duty. Beginning with the traitorous bombing of PÖH or Police Special Operators center, we get to see and hear the events unfold until dawn from the perspective of those heroic police officers.
Even though Börü was a television miniseries, you can enjoy and be swept away by this film as a standalone. Unlike many turkish films, reality is the main concern here. The reality of their friends being martyred and the reality that their country is about to be overrun by fanatic cultists who have no care for the safety and well being of civilians or their democratically elected government. It is not a political film either. It is about the humble persons who sacrifice their of safety to put a stop to this terrible attempt at capturing governmental control. There are two aspects to the film, the character inner struggles and the outer events of the historical night that happen at the same times.
As you hear the jet and helicopter sound, the events in the capitol of Turkey, if you are turkish you will remember that awful night. But you will also feel for the police heroes at Gölbasi (Ankara district where many of the events took place). Our favorite characters like Kemal and Turan return for the film, even though they are fictional, they represent humble and braveindividuals who always jump into action for the good of their country. This is a drama film with nice action scenes in it. It is an objective applauding of civilians, police and soldiers who together stopped the coup from gaining hold.
There are emotional scenes which will resonate with the viewer because every turkish citizen remembers where they were when this frightful night happened. It was our own September 11 in a way because everyone was shocked and scared at the brutality of the night. We went to the film as a family of five and my police officer mother cried on many scenes because she knows what it took for those good guys to keep on fighting no matter whan even when the night was darkest.
That is what this film is about, fighting for the truth and the good when the night is darkest. We are forever in debt of the heroes of 15th of July no matter which political outlook you have.
It was the dutiful sacrifice of turkish people, that saved the night. Civilians, police and the loyalist soldiers struggled to put a stop to a brutal takeover of power. Most importantly the center characters are police special operation members who were bombed by fethullahist jets and didn't give up even after suffering more than 50 deaths.
It was a terrible and traumatic night for Turkey, brought to the big screen with Börü's wonderful skill of storytelling. It is not just stupid action but also feeling and emotion. It is sadness, feeling of betrayal and the calling of duty. Beginning with the traitorous bombing of PÖH or Police Special Operators center, we get to see and hear the events unfold until dawn from the perspective of those heroic police officers.
Even though Börü was a television miniseries, you can enjoy and be swept away by this film as a standalone. Unlike many turkish films, reality is the main concern here. The reality of their friends being martyred and the reality that their country is about to be overrun by fanatic cultists who have no care for the safety and well being of civilians or their democratically elected government. It is not a political film either. It is about the humble persons who sacrifice their of safety to put a stop to this terrible attempt at capturing governmental control. There are two aspects to the film, the character inner struggles and the outer events of the historical night that happen at the same times.
As you hear the jet and helicopter sound, the events in the capitol of Turkey, if you are turkish you will remember that awful night. But you will also feel for the police heroes at Gölbasi (Ankara district where many of the events took place). Our favorite characters like Kemal and Turan return for the film, even though they are fictional, they represent humble and braveindividuals who always jump into action for the good of their country. This is a drama film with nice action scenes in it. It is an objective applauding of civilians, police and soldiers who together stopped the coup from gaining hold.
There are emotional scenes which will resonate with the viewer because every turkish citizen remembers where they were when this frightful night happened. It was our own September 11 in a way because everyone was shocked and scared at the brutality of the night. We went to the film as a family of five and my police officer mother cried on many scenes because she knows what it took for those good guys to keep on fighting no matter whan even when the night was darkest.
That is what this film is about, fighting for the truth and the good when the night is darkest. We are forever in debt of the heroes of 15th of July no matter which political outlook you have.
A huge let down compared to the series
MetinCincin23 August 2021
The actors who delivered amazing performances in the series were acting as if they were in a high school musical. The music was really generic and left me unsatisfied after the masterful soundtrack of the series. Also the sound design was really bad, it felt as if I was watching a YouTube action short film produced by a couple of cinema enthusiasts. The extras in the background were laughably bad. The bad guys were super shallow and unconvincing. Main antagonist was screaming 'I AM EVIL' throughout the movie in such a way that I was cringing so hard. I also didn't like the increased amount of Islamic elements in the movie compared to the series as well. It truly deviates from its core. I feel like the movie really tried to appeal to the general Turkish audicance compared to the series which was unique in its own style instead of showing people what they want like the movie.
I feel like this movie was rushed and was made just to finish off the series. I was expecting so much more. I hope that Alper Çaglar doesn't repeat the huge mistakes that he did with this movie in his future projects. I have been really enjoying his projects since the first Dag movie but this one really upset and disappointed me.
I feel like this movie was rushed and was made just to finish off the series. I was expecting so much more. I hope that Alper Çaglar doesn't repeat the huge mistakes that he did with this movie in his future projects. I have been really enjoying his projects since the first Dag movie but this one really upset and disappointed me.
Another very good film from Alper Caglar!
choosen-913226 January 2019
Just a poor copy
gaspy7520 January 2019
The tv show was great
lightplayz12 January 2019
TV show was great, it's not the case of this movie
info-7950211 October 2021
Despite all the action the movie is really slow, lots of dialogues that made non sense and/or super cliche and definitely too long.
The acting and action effects also really mediocre and yet are the same actors as the tb show.
It's a pity as I really enjoyed the tv show and I also found interesting and refreshing that rather of making a season 2 they choose to make a movie, if only it was a good movie!
The acting and action effects also really mediocre and yet are the same actors as the tb show.
It's a pity as I really enjoyed the tv show and I also found interesting and refreshing that rather of making a season 2 they choose to make a movie, if only it was a good movie!
Expert Film
boraberka19 March 2019
Nonsense
DanMPopescu4 July 2020
I am not sure if I ever watched a worse Turkish movie than this one here. "Heart pounding action film?". You have to be really sick. Totally non-realistic. Hottie in the fighting jet thought herself in an episode of Galactica. Don't waste your time :)
Police Forces
altugcansever5 April 2019
Super Final
Ersen-638-6796517 March 2019
Awesome Movie
enyatr4 July 2021
GREAT MOVIE...AMAZING..PROFESSIONAL
tufankorkmaz22 November 2020
BU MUKEMMEL OTESI SAHESERI HER TURK BIREYI IZLEMELI, IZLETMELI....VE O BU MEMLEKETI AMERIKANIN YETISTIRDIGI TERRORIST KOPEKLERE BIRAKILMADIGINI VE HICBIRZAMAN DA BIRAKILMAYACAGINI GORSUN....NE MUTLU TURKUM DIYENE....!!!!!!!!!
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