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Wolf (Börü)

Wolf (Börü)

Movie · 2018 · 9 people

Börü ("Wolf") is the big-screen finale of the six-part police drama of the same name that aired on Star TV. Co-directed by Can Emre and Cem Özüduru, it blends action, thriller and war elements with drama; Alper Çağlar wrote the screenplay and produced it together with Doruk Acar. Released on December 28, 2018 through Mars Entertainment Group, the 126-minute film drew about 576,000 admissions and roughly 7.6 million lira at the box office.

The story follows Börü, regarded as the finest team in the Police Special Operations force, on the night of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Driven by love of country, the small unit is pulled into a nightmare after its headquarters, the Special Operations Department, is bombed. Despite wounds and scarce resources, the team holds out until morning. Serkan Çayoğlu as Kaya Ülgen and Murat Arkın as Kemal Boratav lead the cast, with Ahu Türkpençe (Asena Tümer), Emir Benderlioğlu (Turan Kara) and Can Nergis (Tolga Erlik) completing the squad. Fırat Doğruloğlu, Bedii Akın, Ozan Ağaç and Mansur Yıldırım also appear, and Tamer Karadağlı voices Atatürk.

Ender Ercan served as cinematographer and Rüzgar Odkan Kadem composed the opening theme. The film closes the series' story.

DirectorCan Emre, Cem Özüduru

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Serkan Çayoğlu Serkan Çayoğlu Actor · 39 years old Kaya Ülgen Murat Arkın Murat Arkın Actor · 51 years old Kemal Boratav Emir Benderlioğlu Emir Benderlioğlu Actor · 47 years old Turan Kara Ahu Türkpençe Ahu Türkpençe Actor · 49 years old Can Nergis Can Nergis Actor · 41 years old Mesut Akusta Mesut Akusta Actor · 62 years old İrfan Aladağ Özge Gürel Özge Gürel Actor · 39 years old Gökçe Demir Zafer Algöz Zafer Algöz Actor · 65 years old Osman Alan Tamer Karadağlı Tamer Karadağlı Actor · 59 years old

Also in the cast: Fırat Doğruloğlu, Bedii Akın, Ozan Ağaç, Mansur Yıldırım

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

This is the big-screen finale of a series, and its weight is on combat and survival. A special operations team tries to hold out through one night, so the pace and stakes are built in from the start. But 126 minutes is long; an intense single night might hit harder if it were shorter. If you have not seen the series, some links may hang in the air, because the film speaks to those who followed it.

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

Börü tells the night of 15 July 2016 through the eyes of a special operations team. That night in recent history is still vivid in collective memory. The story is built around a sense of duty and love of country from the window of one small unit; this approach gives emotional intensity but shows a team's night rather than the whole event. Viewers who want to understand the events in a wider context should not treat the film as a sufficient source on its own. Having Atatürk's voice supplied by Tamer Karadağlı also shows that the production speaks to national feeling.

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

Börü's clearest problem lies in its origin: designed as the finale of a six-episode series, it works like a closing episode rather than a standalone film. Viewers who do not know the series may struggle to bond with the characters. The two-director production aims to blend action, thriller and war with drama; striking that balance in 126 minutes is not easy, and emotional emphasis and pace can fight each other. Still, a structure squeezed into a single night offers a solid skeleton in cinema: the unity of time helps tension.

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