Summaries

A biopic about turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses, drama, childhood, his life.

Born into a poor family, witnessed the tragedy of his mother and his baby sister getting killed by his father in front of his eyes, a serious car accident, which he was first pronounced dead that left him partially deaf and gave him gestural and speaking difficulties, which later became part and parcel of his eccentric personality, a tumultuous relationship with a movie actress and singer who is 21 years older than him. Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as "internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father). First he was the Father of the young, low-income urban misfits or rejects. With his eccentric personality, tender, mournful, resonant unique baritone voice and his unconventional vocal style, lyrics that conceal much of real poetry raw and tender he then became the Father of people from all socio-economic backgrounds. He redefined arabesque music and inspired a generation.

Details

Keywords
  • death
  • singer
  • concert
  • opening scene repeated later in film
  • crash
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Biography
  • Music
Release date Oct 25, 2018
Countries of origin Turkey
Language Turkish
Filming locations Istanbul, Turkey
Production companies Dijital Sanatlar Production

Box office

Budget $21000000
Gross worldwide $13700403

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 16m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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