The film was released in Turkish cinemas ahead of a 2017 referendum that saw a shift from parliamentary to presidential rule. The film played heavily on the president's chord and used his speeches in the course of events.
It was the second cinematic attempt in Turkey to embody the character of Erdogan on the cinema screen after the film "Code Name: K O Z" by Turkish director Celal Şemeen and produced in 2015. This comes in the context of a clear decline of Turkish political cinema for many reasons.