This film especially emphasizes important events or milestones in Atatürk's life from Salih Bozok's eye. Expressing way of this story very emotional. If you have got little knowledge about these years, it is not possible to cry. Of course this film shows part of a history with Atatürk's life but not telling in a epic way. First time I like Zülvi Livaneli's work. It's so hard to talk about these years objectively. And I once again admired Atatürk. Maybe because of his great success and admiration for Atatürk, people think this kind of movies not enough and ineffective. Maybe that's right I agree in some sense with this idea. Although there is no accomplished biographical movies about Atatürk, we should respect endeavor of this filmmakers. Thank you everyone who contributed to this thought- provoking story.

When I was watching film, I cry so the Veda is dramatic film.Atatürk is nice person because he is fighting to Entente Gowerment.British,France,Russia,Italy is Entente Gowerment so Veda film describe in 1881-1923.The film is wonderful so I am thanking Zülfü Livaneli and Zülfü Livaneli's crew.The Veda film is describing to this events: Atatürk's children days and Atatürk was grow.After then the Entente Gowerments are occupying to East,South and West Anatolia.The British and France occupying South Anatolia the Armenian occupying to East Anatolia and the Greek occupying West Anatolia.Atatürk is coming to Turkey in İstanbul then Atatürk is going to Samsun in 19 May 1919.After then Atatürk is fighting World Gowerment and Atatürk is wining to Kurtuluş War.So you must watch the Veda film.

If this movie is outstanding, it is certainly by it's ability to dodge any depth. No significant analysis of any character, no solid study of the historical context or stake, just a superficial picture of the events through a soap-like art. The author's purpose to grossly suggest along the movie his narration is a jewel of subtle understatement, as a reflection of the oriental sensibility, doesn't produce any effect but a real tediousness. Confronting with such imposture, one could naturally consider this a suggested work to embellish a vanishing symbol, facing times of trouble. It's few to say this subject deserves a better handling: the birth of a modern nation, the fate of millions of people involved, yesterday and today, the difficult questions of liberty and democracy are the real, complete and achieved understatement here.

Mr. Livaneli, an outstanding figure in Turkey's artistic life, achieved a prominent success with his latest movie Veda. It can be clearly seen that he did not aim to tell the whole life story of Atatürk, but to express the deepness of a true friendship based on the memoirs of Salih Bozok. If you consider the movie as a documentary, you may urge yourself to find historical errors. However, that is an epic historic drama in which as viewers we will explore the images of history from Mr Livaneli's artistic point of view. From the beginning to the end, you will be impressed by the quality and beauty of the pictures as well as the music.Besides, it is worth mentioning here that after watching the international premiere of the movie in Nurnberg, General Director of FIPRESCI Klaus Eder could not hide his adoration and uttered these words: 'I wasn't expecting such an excellent production from Turkish movie makers. Direction, staging and acting were all at international level. I appreciate this remarkable success of Turkey'.As you see, not only ordinary viewers but also international authorities are proud of the movie. Of course there will be criticisms on the movie, but all 'masterpieces' are doomed to be criticised in the beginning. History will show that Livaneli and his crew signed their names under the first fictional movie on Atatürk; which is based on a true story.