''Reis'' (
Turkish: ) is a 2017 Turkish
biographical
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film about
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the incumbent
President of Turkey
The president of Turkey, officially the president of the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı), is the head of state and head of government of Turkey. The president directs the executive branch of the national govern ...
. It was released shortly before the
constitutional referendum
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which aimed for a transition to an
executive presidency
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They contrast with figurehead presidents, common in most parlia ...
.
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
Siirt ( ar, سِعِرْد, Siʿird; hy, Սղերդ, S'gherd; syr, ܣܥܪܬ, Siirt; ku, Sêrt) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the 2009 census was 129,188.
History
P ...
("
minarets are
bayonets
A bayonet (from French ) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on the end of the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar firearm, allowing it to be used as a spear-like weapon.Brayley, Martin, ''Bayonets: An Illustra ...
, domes are helmets,
mosques are our
barracks,
believers are soldiers").
Cast
* Reha Beyoğlu as President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
* Özlem Balcı as
Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan (; ; born 16 February 1955) is the current first lady of Turkey, and the wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Family and education Early life
Emine Erdoğa, was born as Cemal and Hayriye Gülbaran’s fifth child and only daug ...
* 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.
IMDb
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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.
See also
*
Kod Adı: K.O.Z.
*
Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 in Turkish politics
Biographical films about politicians
Films set in Turkey
2010s Turkish-language films
Turkish political films
Turkish drama films
Turkish propaganda films
Films set in Istanbul
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