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Veda

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1. #001

   Veda was based on Salih Bozok's memoirs and tells the story of Atatürk's life through the eyes of a close friend.

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2. #002

   Filming began on 27 October 2009 and took place in Antalya, Ayvalık, İzmir and Seferihisar.

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3. #003

   Sinan Tuzcu, who played Atatürk, portrayed the character between the ages of 25 and 45; he also played Ali Rıza Efendi in the same film.

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4. #004

   Separate actors were cast for Atatürk's different periods of life: Kaan Olcay played him at ages 6-7, Bartunç Akbaba at ages 14-17, and Burhan Güven at age 57.

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5. #005

   The film was released across Turkey in 300 cinemas on 26 February 2010 and earned $1,288,186 in its opening weekend.

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6. #006

   Veda grossed a total of $5,191,199 and became one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010.

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7. #007

   The film was shown as the closing film of the 5th Kaunos Golden Lion Film Festival, held from 31 July to 6 August 2010.

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8. #008

   Emine Yıldırım of Today's Zaman criticized the film as a work that, while trying to show Atatürk in every aspect, lacked a focal point and looked like a series of excerpts from documentary history; she noted that the film's technical quality and production design stood out, but that this alone was not enough to make it a good film.

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9. #009

   Veda is mentioned alongside other films about Atatürk, such as the 2008 Mustafa (Can Dündar) and the 2010 Dersimiz: Atatürk (Hamdi Alkan).

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