Five Minarets in New York

Five Minarets in New York (2010) is a Turkish drama you can watch online on iFILM. Two anti-terror agents from Istanbul are sent across the Atlantic with one order: locate a man code-named Dajjal, reportedly a dangerous Islamic leader, and bring him home.

Working alongside the FBI and NYPD, they arrange the arrest of Hadji Gumus — a respected Muslim scholar and devoted father who settled in America years earlier. The case refuses to add up. There is no plot, no jihad, only an old prison sentence for murder and someone's hunger for revenge. His wife fights for his freedom, certain that if he is taken back to Turkey she will never see him again. Haluk Bilginer leads, with Danny Glover, Gina Gershon and Robert Patrick in support.

Writer-director Mahsun Kırmızıgül frames a story about friendship, prejudice and the cost of vengeance, where guilt turns out to be far messier than any label. A two-hour drama with a Turkish-American cast. Stream Five Minarets in New York (2010) online on iFILM.