The Miracle (Mucize)

Mahsun Kırmızıgül, a singer who moved into cinema, wrote and directed Mucize (The Miracle), a comedy-drama with drama well to the fore. It opened on January 1, 2015, and returned to cinemas on September 4, 2015. About 136 minutes long, it is Kırmızıgül's fourth feature; he had begun his film career with Beyaz Melek, where he worked with such names as Yıldız Kenter, Suna Selen, Cezmi Baskın and Erol Günaydın.

The story is set in the poverty of 1960s Türkiye, under the shadow of the coup period. A teacher living in one of the Aegean's idyllic corners is sent as if in exile, to a remote Anatolian village. Talat Bulut plays this teacher, Mahir. There he meets children who long for a school and an education, and he stands up for Aziz, the headman's son, who is shut out because of a muscular disease. Mert Turak and Kırmızıgül also star, with Ali Sürmeli, Meral Çetinkaya, Cezmi Baskın and Doğukan Polat.

Shooting took place in İzmir's Foça district, in Uşak and in a village in the Kağızman area of Kars. One critic called it a good film that adds a different flavor to Kırmızıgül's film career. A sequel, Mucize 2: Aşk, followed in 2019.