Necip Fazıl Kısakürek's work "Creating a Man" met with moviegoers

The play, which was first performed on the theater stage by Muhsin Ertuğrul in 1937-1938, was adapted for the cinema by Murat Çeri with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism 87 years later.

Engin Altan Düzyatan, Deniz Barut, İsmail Hakkı, Hakan Meriçler, Murat Serezli, Gülper Özdemir, Caner Topçu, Altan Erkekli and Serpil Tamur starred in the film, which was produced by Filimetre Medya Yapım.

Following the screening of the film, in which the Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly National Defense Commission, Hulusi Akar, was also among the audience, the director and the actors gave a talk.

Murat Çeri, who wrote and directed the film, stated that all the works of great writers should be filmed, saying, "I chose this work for myself. We dreamed of it. There are 10 elements that make up cinema. One of them is the director, the other is the actors. If we hadn't worked with such professional actors, we wouldn't have been able to produce such a work. On the other hand, Turkish literature is rich. Necip Fazıl is one of them."

Underlining that it is a work that will not be accepted by every audience, Çeri said, "We aimed to enrich it with some touches."

Murat Çeri stated that they gave importance to symbolic values ​​when adapting the three-act play to the cinema.

Çeri explained that they worked on the adaptation in consultation with Necip Fazıl Kısakürek's late son Mehmed Kısakürek and his granddaughter Şeyma Kısakürek, and added that Şeyma Kısakürek was the script consultant.

Murat Çeri also touched upon the issue of simplifying the language in adapted works, saying, “If when Shakespeare’s works are adapted, one doesn’t say, ‘These words are outdated, let’s not use them,’ then we should also respect our language.”

Çeri, stating that they were meticulous during filming, said that some scenes were re-shot 18 times. "We took nine takes on the triple mirror shot," he said. "The nerves were frayed, and fatigue and exhaustion had set in. When an actor pushes himself, potential comes out. The real Engin Altan is the Engin Altan you'll see in this film."

Giving information about his new project, Çeri said:

"My executive producer wants me to shoot faster, more watchable stuff. Our next project is a love story called 'See You Tomorrow.' It's the story of a young Jewish girl and a young Turkish man, but no matter what we do or say, it's what we think we'll say, so you might encounter long tirades there too."

Actress Serpil Tamur stated that she watched the film for the first time and loved her role when she read the script, adding, "We won this project. It's a film that can be watched for years. It had a profound impact on me."

Tamur emphasized that he has been performing in theater for 62 years, saying, "I'm as old as the grandmothers of many of the audience here. It's a wonderful feeling. It's wonderful to be able to continue this. Acting should continue until the day we die."