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This is a very ambitiously made film trying to give the audience an accurate account of the life of famous Turkish preacher Said Nursi, a.k.a. Said Kurdi (Said the Kurd) or his nickname Bediuzzaman (the wonder of the age). In this the film succeeds. His main teachings of scientific progress without abandoning religion and brotherly love and unity between Turks and Kurds are also wonderfully told.

The main criticisms I have for this film are three fold. The movie was made by a fan for other fans,and as such is less accessible for people who do not know anything about Said Nursi. As a fan I would have wanted it to be more accessible to the general public. The second point is the length and breadth of the film. At 3 hours, it's far too long and the story becomes unnecessarily convoluted. The third is the lack of characterful actors and story arcs. Except for Mursid Aga Bag who plays Said Nursi, the only memorable supporting actor is Ahmet Yenilmez, who only plays a small roll as the guard, but shines at it.

this film was made during a time the Turkish cinema was in a major slump. however it was also the first of its kind. It tells the allegoric tale of Abdullah from the fictional town of minye in Egypt. Abdullah tries to lead a pious life, but in a autocratic society, this makes him a suspect, his pious activities dissension. this situation is pretty similar to the life of the author of the book, hekimoglu ismail and the historic troubles many pious Turks have had.

This helped in making it a financial success, more than the quality of the film itself. As it stands, the movie is hampered by overacting actors and clichés.

A remake by the current Turkish cinema based on a good screenplay and directed by one of the better current directors would not be unbecoming.

This series actually has a message of peace, tolerance and prosperity. This alone deserves credit, and differentiates it from many other series on TV.

The plot is an analogy to the current political climate in Turkey. On the one hand we have the evil mob outfit, named "cemiyet" headed by the merciless Mehmet Aziz Tarman, who has corrupt politicians, hit men, terrorists, cops, and journalists etc on his payroll, wreaking havoc throughout the country and playing one fraction out against the other.

On the good side we have teacher Tahir Mutlu and his platform for tolerance, who tries to bridge the fractions, and promote peace. TM is MAT's favorite victim. The special police task force headed by intelligence officer Yakup Kenanli tries to dismantle the cemiyet by lawful means.

congratulations to samanyolu TV for this production.

In this last season the new director has increased the pace of the series, which has only improved it.

Kurtlar vadisi has come and gone, but it also opened the way for great Turkish TV productions such as this one.