Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- confrontational
- urgent
- crime thriller night
- Turkish cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The murder of the interior minister pulls Himmet's murder bureau team into a counterterrorism operation.
The interior minister's murder becomes the central catalyst and has major public and institutional consequences.
With Behzat Ç. absent, Himmet replaces him as head of the murder bureau and redirects the team.
The title and plot position Ankara as the urban setting for a high-impact ministerial murder and ensuing security response.
Films like Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire, and why
Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm
Turkish crime investigation, institutional corruption, and a hard-edged police protagonist
The Departed
Gritty police procedural with political intrigue and morally compromised investigators
Infernal Affairs
Tense urban crime drama centered on law enforcement, power, and betrayal
Movie Details
- Director
- Serdar Akar
- Release Date
- 2013-11-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Erdal Beşikçioğlu
- Sanem Çelik
- Nejat İşler
- Aslı Tandoğan
- Serenay Sarıkaya
- Sadi Celil Cengiz
- Fatih Artman
- İnanç Konukçu
- Berkan Şal
- Seda Bakan
Common questions
- What is Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire about?
- A volatile Ankara murder investigation becomes a struggle over police authority, political power, and counterterrorism.
- What is Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire as moderate.
- Which films are like Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire?
- Films with a similar feel include Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm, The Departed, and Infernal Affairs.
- How long is Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire?
- Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire runs 97 minutes.
