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Muslum

Muslum

20187.12h 16m

Overview

A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, 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).

Directed by Ketche
Written by Hakan Günday, Gürhan Özçiftçi
Produced by Mustafa Uslu
Box OfficeBudget: $4.4MRevenue: $14.7M

Top Cast

Timuçin Esen

Timuçin Esen

Müslüm Gürses (Akbaş)

Zerrin Tekindor

Zerrin Tekindor

Muhterem Nur

Ayça Bingöl

Ayça Bingöl

Emine Akbaş

Erkan Can

Erkan Can

Limoncu Ali

Taner Ölmez

Taner Ölmez

Ahmet Akbaş

Erkan Avcı

Erkan Avcı

Bahtiyar

Şahin Kendirci

Şahin Kendirci

Genç Müslüm Gürses (Akbaş)

Turgut Tunçalp

Turgut Tunçalp

Mehmet Akbaş

Caner Kurtaran

Caner Kurtaran

Sefer

Goncagül Sunar

Goncagül Sunar

Suzan

About Muslum

Muslum is a drama, music film released in 2018. Directed by Ketche, it stars Timuçin Esen, Zerrin Tekindor, Ayça Bingöl. A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, 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).

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