Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- earnest
- tense
- historical film night
- war movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Muhsin and Hasan leave their mountain village together, but their contrasting abilities and responses to trench life shape the emotional core of the campaign.
The story follows Ottoman soldiers resisting the Allied landing at Gallipoli rather than centering the invading forces.
Muhsin is an experienced Ottoman sniper, making marksmanship and battlefield observation distinctive elements of the plot.
Hasan struggles to cope with life in the trenches even as his brother has experience fighting on the front line.
Films like Canakkale: End of the Road, and why
Gallipoli
shared world war i setting, frontline combat, historical realism, and focus on soldiers under extreme pressure
1917
shared world war i trench warfare, intimate soldier perspective, and tragic antiwar atmosphere
The Lost Battalion
shared historical war drama, battlefield brotherhood, and emphasis on ordinary soldiers caught in military conflict
The Last Full Measure
shared national wartime perspective, invasion narrative, and emotionally direct historical storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Kemal Uzun
- Release Date
- 2013-03-15
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (30)
Cast
- Gürkan Uygun
- Umut Kurt
- Berrak Tüzünataç
- Stephen Chance
- Ben Warwick
- Yıldırım Fikret Urağ
- Mehmetcan Diper
- İnanç Koçak
- Mahir Günşiray
- Emre Yilmaz
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Canakkale: End of the Road about?
- Two Ottoman brothers confront the physical and emotional ordeal of the Gallipoli campaign as Allied forces land on their homeland's shores.
- What is Canakkale: End of the Road like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Canakkale: End of the Road as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Canakkale: End of the Road violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Canakkale: End of the Road as graphic.
- Which films are like Canakkale: End of the Road?
- Films with a similar feel include Gallipoli, 1917, The Lost Battalion, and The Last Full Measure.
- How long is Canakkale: End of the Road?
- Canakkale: End of the Road runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Canakkale: End of the Road?
- In United States, Canakkale: End of the Road is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
