Turkish folk music legend’s life story to be made into biopic
Published 26 Aug,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - The life story of Turkish folk music legend Neşet Ertaş, who is fondly remembered as the “Bozkırın Tezenesi” (Voice of Prairie) in the country and was declared as a living human treasure by UNESCO before he died, will be made into a biopic.
Ertaş’s life decorated with tunes that shed light on Anatolia’s last thousand-year history will be told in a motion picture titled “Garip Bülbül” (Poor Nightingale), most likely by next season.
Two bards who are still trying to keep the “abdal” culture alive, a socio-cultural group found mainly in central and western Anatolia who follow an itinerant lifestyle, will play Ertaş in the movie.
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