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Is Enes Batur a Dream or Reality? (Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi?)

Is Enes Batur a Dream or Reality? (Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi?) (translated)

Movie · 2018 · 6 people

The life of the well-known YouTube personality Enes Batur inspired the Turkish comedy Is Enes Batur a Dream or Reality? (Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi?). Kamil Çetin directed the 2018 production, and the screenplay was written by Enes Batur, Enver Sülük and Büşra Nur Karahan. Enes Batur plays himself in the lead, so the internet star acts out his own story on screen.

At its centre is Enes, shut out as a child and longing for the affection of those around him. The young man must choose between going to university and chasing his dream of success on YouTube, and in the end he picks the dream. The story follows an ordinary boy who works on himself until he becomes known worldwide, with the changes in his character, his decisions and his state of mind at the front. Naive at the start, Enes begins to lose his better qualities as fame arrives. Alongside Enes Batur, the cast features Ceyda Düvenci, Bekir Aksoy, Başak Karahan and Egemen Mustafa Almacı.

The film opened in Türkiye on 19 January 2018 and stayed in cinemas for eleven weeks. In that time about 1.48 million people saw it and it took roughly 17.4 million lira at the box office.

DirectorKamil Çetin

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Ceyda Düvenci Ceyda Düvenci Actor · 49 years old Mother Ruhi Çenet Ruhi Çenet Influencer · 36 years old Bilal Hancı Bilal Hancı Actor · 37 years old Kerem Fırtına Kerem Fırtına Actor · 45 years old Menajer Ceyhun Yılmaz Ceyhun Yılmaz Actor · 50 years old Reynmen Reynmen Singer · 30 years old

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

This film brings a very defining question of its time to the screen: for a young person, university or the dream of success on YouTube? That a feature inspired by an internet star's own story, with him playing himself, drew more than 1.4 million admissions is a telling sign of where fame was being made in the late 2010s. Childhood exclusion and a longing for affection are presented as the roots of the need to be seen. The film also concedes that fame can change a person, but how sharp that critique can be, in a frame where the hero is the star himself, is open to question.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Kids and teens who follow Enes Batur will most likely be drawn to this film. It tells of an excluded child chasing his dream, which is a nice message. But it is about a character who chooses YouTube over university, so it is worth talking about education and dreams with your children afterwards. The way it shows fame changing a person is another good topic for a family chat. Mostly for children and teenagers.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

A film inspired by an internet celebrity's own life, with him playing himself, inevitably risks being seen as a brand extension rather than cinema. Hayal mi Gerçek mi? does not fully overcome that risk. The script builds an ordinary boy's transformation into a world-famous name as a classic rise narrative; the intriguing turn where the character loses his better side to fame seems bound to be softened, given that the hero himself is also one of the writers. The presence of an experienced actor such as Ceyda Düvenci adds weight to her scenes. Kamil Çetin's direction is tidy but offers no striking visual choices. A film that speaks to its target audience but remains limited in cinematic language.

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