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Mr. Muhsin (1987)

Mr. Muhsin poster
Original title
Muhsin Bey
Directed by
Yavuz Turgul
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A solitary middle-aged music producer in Istanbul takes a young aspiring folk singer under his wing. The man helps the boy try to make a record, but their dreams clash with reality.

warmbittersweetgentlethoughtfulquietslightly humorousmelancholiccharacter-driven

What happens

Mr. Muhsin (Turkish: Muhsin Bey) is a 1987 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, featuring Şener Şen as a solitary middle-aged music producer, approached by a young man who dreams of becoming a folk singer. The film was screened in competition at the 24th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Script, and the 6th International Istanbul Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and was voted one of the 10 Best Turkish Films by the Ankara Cinema Association. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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