Conquest 1453 (2012)
The fall of an empire will be the rise of another.
Genre : Adventure, Drama, Action, War
Runtime : 2H 40M
Director : Faruk Aksoy
Synopsis
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
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