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Struggling with existential angst and longing for his past life in an orange, a man navigates his quirky family in this decades-spanning drama.
“Kızıl Goncalar” tells the poignant story of Meryem, married off at 14 in an Islamic sect, and now battling bravely to prevent her daughter Zeynep from suffering the same fate as the bride of the sheikh’s grandson. Guided by her sister-in-law, a former sect member, they realize they must flee to save Zeynep from the sect’s powerful clutches. Fearfully hiding her plans from her cruel husband, Meryem must first earn money as a carer in the home of secular psychiatrist Levent, who agrees to help her. Despite their clashing religious and progressive beliefs, Meryem and Levent are drawn together emotionally, but the turmoil in their lives deepens as the identity of his daughter is revealed.
It is about the striking events that develop after the marriage of Doğa and Fatih, the children of two families with different cultures, in a lightning marriage.
Forty-year-old Günel, whose only passion in life is to photograph inanimate objects, meets an energetic and sympathetic Şefik during the free Cyprus holiday that she won in the company lottery. The holiday, which starts with a beer in a luxury villa, by the pool, becomes unpleasant when Günel breaks his leg. Her only solace is meeting Nazli, who has the same name as her neighbor in Istanbul and is a nurse just like her. Watching Şefik in the neighboring villa out of distress, Günel witnesses an unexpected… murder? He can't be sure because of the hot weather and the drugs he takes.
An unexpected reunion between a traveling musician and his son opens old wounds as the two set out on a long journey to a troubadour festival.
A group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meet in startling circumstances in the vibrant and colorful city of Istanbul, some by chance and some by force of will.
Kuzgun's family life changes completely as a result of the caliper held against his father, who is a police. Kuzgun will fall into a bondage, pain, anger, and struggle that will last 20 years.
The commissioner tells the teacher, who had been imprisoned for the past 6 months for no apparent reason, that they will allow him to meet with his wife even though conjugal visits are prohibited. The skeptical teacher continually asks why they would allow this.
Mahir, a musician renowned with his proud personality, has been having a secret romantic relationship with her daughter’s friend Duru. Duru’s father Ali is a traditional, family-oriented man. Mahir and Duru drift apart in their fear while Ali is just about to learn of their secret relationship.
A naïve young woman goes to Istanbul to meet the now-grown boy who jokingly promised to marry her in 11 years after she saved his life as a child.
