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Love and Blue (Aşk ve Mavi)

Love and Blue (Aşk ve Mavi) (translated)

TV Series · 2016 · 23 people

Drama, family and romance blend in Aşk ve Mavi (Love and Blue), a Turkish drama series. Produced by NTC Medya, it began airing on atv on November 4, 2016, and ran for three seasons, ending with its 78th episode on November 16, 2018. A love that begins in letters hides a tale of revenge and sacrifice. In Romania it aired on Kanal D Romania as Dragoste și ură. Praised by critics and commercially successful, it is remembered for its dialogue, plot twists, acting, cinematography and music.

At its center is Ali (Emrah), the son of a wealthy family who is accused of killing a man named Ahmet and spends twelve years in prison writing to Mavi. On his release day they meet for the first time and decide to marry. What Ali does not know is that Mavi, played by Burcu Kıratlı, did not pick him by chance: she is the sister of the murdered man. On their wedding day she tries to kill the man she believes took her brother's life. Yet Ali is no killer; he served time to protect the real culprit, his brother Cemal (Cüneyt Mete). Ayşegül Ünsal plays Hasibe, Kenan Bal plays Fazıl and Işıl Yücesoy plays Refika.

Hakan Arslan directed, and the scripts were written by Gül Abus Semerci and Yelda Eroğlu.

DirectorHakan Arslan
Production companyNTC Medya
Networkatv

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Alayça Öztürk Alayça Öztürk Actor · 42 years old Safiye Ayşegül Ünsal Ayşegül Ünsal Actor · 53 years old Hasibe Baran Akbulut Baran Akbulut Actor · 42 years old Ömer Birgül Ulusoy Birgül Ulusoy Actor · born 1972 Birgül Burcu Kıratlı Burcu Kıratlı Actor · 37 years old Mavi Cüneyt Mete Cüneyt Mete Actor · 56 years old Cemal Emrah İpek Emrah İpek Singer · born 1971 Ali Ferit Kaya Ferit Kaya Actor · 42 years old Faysal Gülderen Güler Gülderen Güler Actor · 27 years old Sevda Işıl Yücesoy Işıl Yücesoy Actor · 81 years old Refika Kenan Bal Kenan Bal Actor · 75 years old Fazıl Merve Dağlı Merve Dağlı Actor · 41 years old Gülay Necmettin Çobanoğlu Necmettin Çobanoğlu Actor · 73 years old Mahmut Nur Yazar Nur Yazar Actor · 44 years old Fatma Osman Karakoç Osman Karakoç Actor · 43 years old İlyas Selin Dumlugöl Selin Dumlugöl Actor · 34 years old Pembe Uğur Uzunel Uğur Uzunel Actor · 37 years old İsmet Yağmur Aydan Yağmur Aydan Actor · 32 years old Sinem Yıldız Ustabaş Yıldız Ustabaş Actor · 35 years old Hatice Seda Akman Seda Akman Actor · 48 years old Yüksel Karahan Akasya Asıltürkmen Akasya Asıltürkmen Actor · 49 years old Ali Düşenkalkar Ali Düşenkalkar Actor · 65 years old Mümtaz Derya Artemel Derya Artemel Actor · 46 years old

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Aşk ve Mavi opens boldly, seating a love built through letters at the same table as revenge. Two people meeting face to face for the first time on his release day, deciding to marry at once, and a wedding day that turns into a reckoning: that is the kind of hook that makes the first weeks addictive. The chemistry between Burcu Kıratlı and Emrah İpek makes Mavi's swings between fury and love believable. Of course, not everything keeps the same pace across three seasons and 78 episodes; like any long-running show it has middle stretches where the air gets thin. But once you're attached to these characters, you want to see it through.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The premise of Aşk ve Mavi is a classic melodrama mechanism: a crime pinned on the wrong man, a hidden identity, and a woman caught between revenge and love. The script's smartest move is letting the audience know early that Ali is innocent, so the suspense shifts from whodunit to where a mistaken belief will drag two people. That dramatic irony works. The problem is stretching the mechanism over 78 episodes. The long-haul broadcast format keeps postponing the same confrontation in new variations, and scenes that could have been trimmed in the edit run far too long. Still, a cast that includes seasoned performers such as Işıl Yücesoy and Ayşegül Ünsal keeps the melodrama balanced without tipping into excess.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A love that begins in letters... The phrase alone calls up Yeşilçam's favorite themes: patience, loyalty and a sacrifice paid for dearly. Ali spending his years in prison for his brother's sake is a quiet heroism very close to the moral world of the old films. Watching Mavi's heart wrestle with her anger is genuinely moving. I appreciate the care in the music and the images; only the revenge and violence sometimes overshadow the tenderness of the romance. Even so, it is a fine stop for anyone looking for a heartfelt story.

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