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Müslüm

Müslüm

Movie · 2018 · 14 people

The life of Müslüm Gürses, a legendary name in arabesque music, is told in the 2018 Turkish biographical drama Müslüm. It opened on October 26, 2018, was re-released on March 2, 2019, and drew about 6.5 million admissions for a gross of 84.6 million liras, finishing first at the Turkish box office in 2018. It runs two hours and twelve minutes.

The narrative follows how Müslüm Akbaş, known to the public as "Müslüm Baba", became Müslüm Gürses: his childhood, the people who shaped his life, the rungs of fame, the songs that reached millions, and his life with his wife Muhterem Nur, whom he declared he loved at every chance. This journey, full of ups, downs and indescribable pain, continues until his death. Timuçin Esen plays Müslüm Gürses and Zerrin Tekindor plays Muhterem Nur; Turgut Tunçalp plays the singer's father and Ayça Bingöl plays Emine Akbaş. The cast also includes Erkan Can, Erkan Avcı, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Güven Kıraç, Aleyna Özgeçen and Şahin Kendirci.

Ketche (Hakan Kırvavaç) and Can Ülkay shared the director's chair. Ketche had made Romantik Komedi eight years earlier, while Ülkay had directed Ayla, also produced by Dijital Sanatlar, the year before. Hakan Günday and Gürhan Özçiftçi wrote the screenplay.

DirectorCan Ülkay
Production companyDijital Sanatlar
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Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Actor · 43 years old Gazino Sahibi Erkan Avcı Erkan Avcı Actor · 43 years old Bahtiyar Timuçin Esen Timuçin Esen Actor · 53 years old Müslüm Gürses (Akbaş) Erkan Can Erkan Can Actor · 68 years old Limoncu Ali Güven Kıraç Güven Kıraç Actor · 66 years old Burhan Bayar Aleyna Özgeçen Aleyna Özgeçen Actor · 23 years old Ayça Bingöl Ayça Bingöl Actor · 51 years old Emine Akbaş Zerrin Tekindor Zerrin Tekindor Actor · 62 years old Muhterem Nur Şahin Kendirci Şahin Kendirci Actor · 25 years old Goncagül Sunar Goncagül Sunar Actor · 56 years old Suzan Taner Ölmez Taner Ölmez Actor · 40 years old Ahmet Akbaş Caner Kurtaran Caner Kurtaran Actor · 48 years old Sefer Altan Erkekli Altan Erkekli Actor · 70 years old Psikolog Turgut Tunçalp Turgut Tunçalp Actor · 50 years old Mehmet Akbaş

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Through different eyes

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

For a generation that grew older to arabesque's aching voice, Müslüm feels like a debt of gratitude paid on the big screen. It tells Müslüm Akbaş's transformation into Müslüm Gürses as a journey from childhood to fame, yet its real strength lies in his lifelong partnership with Muhterem Nur. Timuçin Esen's immersed, never overblown performance and Zerrin Tekindor's dignified presence recall the warmth of the finest old melodramas. As the songs fill the screen, the eyes well up of their own accord. The running time of over two hours weighs at moments, but this is a film with its heart in the right place.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Müslüm is as much a reflection on why arabesque spoke to millions as it is one artist's life story. The road of a man the public embraced as "Müslüm Baba", from a childhood full of pain to fame, opens a window onto the sense of hurt and belonging this music carries. The powerful bond between the singer and his devotees is made concrete through a single life. Because the focus stays entirely on the personal, though, viewers hoping for a broader look at the social ground that produced this audience will find it only at the edges. Topping the 2018 box office with some 6.5 million admissions shows how alive that bond still is.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Müslüm applies the familiar template of the music biopic with care: a hard childhood, the steps to fame, a great love and great pain. The chronological script moves safely between these stations but cannot escape the genre's predictability; across two hours and twelve minutes some sections line up like pages in a memory album. What lifts the film is the acting. Timuçin Esen avoids impersonation and builds an inner life through body and silence, while Zerrin Tekindor gives weight to every scene she is in. The songs pay off at the emotional peaks, but at times they are left to do work the scene itself should do. Hakan Günday and Gürhan Özçiftçi's screenplay chooses a respectful portrait over a bold interpretation, which is both the film's strength and its limit.

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