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The movie has been created in order to portray Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a wrong way and kill the admiration the entire Turkish Republic has for him. |
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Atatürk's personal story is not well known in the West. The criticism is based on the level of his portrayal in the film. It is a largely sympathetic portrayal. The film included scenes showing him susceptible to depression and fond of women and alcohol. It is claimed that these scenes degraded the historical significance and served the interests of [[Political Islam|Islamists]]. Dundar's film provoked a heated national debate. |
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Dundar said that the film reveals the face of a genuine and sensitive leader. The Turkish Minister of Culture has also spoken in defence: “He was a human being just like the rest of us, with his hopes, disappointments, his demons and moments of happiness.” |
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Prof. Ahmet Ercan and Prof. Orhan Kutal, the heads of anti-smoking groups, filed a complaint arguing that the chain-smoking and heavy drinking portrayed in the film is the advertisement of cigarette companies. |
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Dundar testified before the Ankara Prosecutor’s Office in December 2008 with regard to allegations of promoting smoking and insulting Atatürk's legacy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=161936 |
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|title=Dündar testifies over insulting Atatürk, tobacco advertising |
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==Awards and reception== |
==Awards and reception== |
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| Directed by | Can Dündar |
| Written by | Can Dündar |
| Edited by | Candan Murat Özcan |
| Music by | Goran Bregović |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates | October 29, 2008 |
Running time | 130 min. |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | $11 million |
Mustafa is a 2008 Turkish documentary directed and written by Can Dündar and produced in Turkey. It is about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's personal life, the founder and first president of Republic of Turkey. This is the first documentary covering Atatürk's life from his early years to his death. The film's release coincided with the 85th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.
Synopsis
The film contains information that has been proven not to be the truth with backed up sources.
Production
Shootings of the film took nine months. The locations of these shootings include Thessalonica, İstanbul, Berlin, Damask, Sofia and Carlsbad.
Cast
- Can Dündar
- Yetkin Dikiciler
- Beyhan Saran
- Arif Soysalan
- Bahadır Yazıcı
- Cemalettin Canlı
- Ulaş Canlı
- Nazan Gezer
- Saadet Özen
- Saadet Türker
- Nejat Semerci
- Selin Soylu
- Mustafa Sütçü
The movie has been created in order to portray Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a wrong way and kill the admiration the entire Turkish Republic has for him.
Awards and reception
During the first week of its release in Turkey the film was shown in more than 200 theaters. It was seen by 772,694 people in the first 12 days. Some of its critics used the media to discourage people from seeing it. Turkcell, Turkey's main mobile phone provider, pulled out of a sponsorship deal, claiming they had no knowledge concerning the fact that the film would concentrate on Atatürk's personal life. Some media referred to Bregovic as “a Bosnian musician”, while others modified his name to “Zoran”, but his music was praised.
The film was also screened during the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany on October 16, 2008.
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