Reis (film)
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Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Budget | $8.000.000[1] |
Box office | $538,551 |
Reis (Turkish: The Chief) is a 2017 Turkish biographical film about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the incumbent President of Turkey. It was released shortly before the constitutional referendum which aimed for a transition to an executive presidency.[2]
Synopsis[]
Reis describes Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's childhood and his mayoral tenure. The movie ends when he entered prison as a consequence of reading a religiously intolerant poem in Siirt ("minarets are bayonets, domes are helmets, mosques are our barracks, believers are soldiers").[3]
Cast[]
- Reha Beyoğlu as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Özlem Balcı as Emine Erdoğan
- Orhan Aydin as Komiser Serhat
- Ayhan Eroğlu as Hasan Yesildag
- Abidin Yerebakan as Mustafa
- İsmail Hakkı Ürün as Ismail
- Volkan Basaran as Sultan Baskan
Controversy and reception[]
Hüdaverdi Yavuz, the director of the movie, refused to attend the movie's premiere, citing various troubles during the shooting, unpaid staff, and his forcefully reduced involvement in the post-production process as reasons.[4] IMDb attributed the film a rating of 1.8 based on over 71,000 ratings. Reis attracted shy of 67,580 viewers in the first three days (March 3-5). Despite the low rating, Reis managed to eclipse Kod Adı: K.O.Z.'s reception.[5]
See also[]
- Kod Adı: K.O.Z.
- Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017
References[]
- ^ Geen posters, maar wel een (zeer matig) heldenepos over Erdogan in Nederlandse bioscopen
- ^ "Film on Erdoğan's life premieres on his birthday". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (2016-01-15). "The Chief: feature film to trace early life of Turkish president". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "Reis filminin yönetmeninden şoke eden karar: Galaya katılmayacak". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "New Erdoğan biopic 'Reis' flops at the box office – T-VINE".
External links[]
- Reis. at IMDb
- Reis at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2017 films
- Turkish-language films
- 2017 in Turkish politics
- Biographical films about politicians
- Films set in Turkey
- Turkish political films
- Turkish films
- Turkish drama films
- Turkish film stubs
- Films set in Istanbul